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Giovanni Domenico Porta
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Domenico Porta
- Portrait of a Cardinal, possibly Girolamo de Bardi (1685-1761), full length, standing beside a table, holding a letter
- signed on the letter: GiaDom.ico Porta
inscribed n the letter: Illusmo...Rmo / Sig. Cardinal Bardini(?) / Arciv...Ben... - oil on canvas
Condition
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Catalogue Note
Giovanni Domenico Porta is documented in Rome from 1742, where he later became official portrait painter to the courts of popes Clement XIII, Clement XIV and Pius VI.