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After Jean-Baptiste Leprince
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- After Jean-Baptiste Leprince
- A Turkish Nobleman
- signed and dated R de Pruday 1848 lower right
- oil on canvas
- 47 by 36cm., 18½ by 14¼in.
Condition
The canvas has been relined. There are scattered spots and minor strokes of retouching visible under UV light, notably to the left, right and above him, and a vertical 8cm thin line and horizontal 8cm line in his feet.
Held in a Louis XV-style frame with a nameplate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is a copy after a work by Jean-Baptiste Leprince of 1769, now in a private collection. The work depicts an Ottoman dignitary, richly dressed, in a French setting (see Auguste Boppe, Les peintres du Bosphore au XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1989, p. 152).