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Lot 23
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Sidney Richard Percy

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sidney Richard Percy
  • angera, maggiore
  • signed and dated l.r.: SR Percy 1866
  • oil on canvas
  • 85 by 126cm., 33½ by 49½in.

Provenance

John Nicholson Gallery, New York where purchased by the family of the present owner in 1948

Exhibited

Royal Academy, 1867, no.146

Condition

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. Along the very top edge, at intervals there are some framing abrasions which have caused some small losses to the canvas. Some craquelure throughout and what appear to be a small area of discoloured retouching in the smaller peak right of the central mountain. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT The surface is covered with a layer of opaque varnish which makes any reading difficult under UV light. However, there does appear to be a spot of retouching apparent to the right of the mountains, and also possibly to the lower area of the water. FRAME In a Louis XV style reproduction frame.
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