Simon Vicente 17th Century

Francisco Salgado, Spain
Private collection

Lined canvas. A vertical seam in canvas in the right half; the surface is pressed and thin and with fine craquelure; small visible repairs through the canvas; scuffs to the brown backgrouund, particularly in the left half. Not examined out of the frame.
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We are grateful to Dr. Benito Navarrete Prieto, who, upon examining an image, has suggested an attribution to Simón Vicente and an execution date of circa 1680-90.  Another painting by this artist was sold, Madrid, Castellana 150, February 9, 1999, lot 206. (For reference on Vicente See, P.R. Domínguez, Simón Vicente, 1640-1692, y la Pintura Toledana de su tiempo, Toledo, 1996, fig. 14.)