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Follower of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bartolomé Estebán Murillo
- A young boy in a buff doublet with white cravat
- inscribed on the reverse: This picture was brought from/ Port St Mary's in Spain by/ Lord Archibald Hamilton/ in the year 1702
inscribed on the stretcher: Herrera
inventory number 115 etched into the reverse - oil on canvas
- 24 3/8 in by 20 3/4 in
Provenance
Acquired by Lord Archibald Hamilton in Spain in 1702 (according to an inscription on the reverse);
By descent to his daughter Elizabeth (d. 1800) who married Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick (1719-1773);
Thence by descent.
By descent to his daughter Elizabeth (d. 1800) who married Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick (1719-1773);
Thence by descent.
Exhibited
Leeds, National Exhibition of Works of Art, 1868;
Leamington Spa Art Gallery, Art Treasures of Warwickshire Exhibition, 29 May - 3 July 1948 (both according to labels on the reverse);
Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long term loan.
Leamington Spa Art Gallery, Art Treasures of Warwickshire Exhibition, 29 May - 3 July 1948 (both according to labels on the reverse);
Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long term loan.
Literature
Anon., 'Pictures and Articles of Curiosity', in Inventory of the Contents of Warwick Castle,(Warwickshire Record Office CR1886/466), ms., circa 1800, hanging in the passage adjoining bedchamber;
S. Woodburne, Notes on the Paintings at Warwick Castle, 1832, cat. no. 59 ('Laughing Boy – Murillo – a good picture in a bad state’), in the Cedar Drawing Room;
C. W. Spicer, Vitruvius Britannicus. History of Warwick Castle, London 1844, p. 36, in the Chapel Passage;
H. T. Cooke, An Historical and Descriptive Guide to Warwick Castle…, Warwick 1847, p. 85, in the Portrait Gallery;
G. Waagen, Treasures of Art in Great Britain, vol. III, London 1854, p. 214;
F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 39, in the Compass Room;
Anon., Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900, ('Laughing Boy (Murillo)'), in the Chapel Passage and Compass Room.
S. Woodburne, Notes on the Paintings at Warwick Castle, 1832, cat. no. 59 ('Laughing Boy – Murillo – a good picture in a bad state’), in the Cedar Drawing Room;
C. W. Spicer, Vitruvius Britannicus. History of Warwick Castle, London 1844, p. 36, in the Chapel Passage;
H. T. Cooke, An Historical and Descriptive Guide to Warwick Castle…, Warwick 1847, p. 85, in the Portrait Gallery;
G. Waagen, Treasures of Art in Great Britain, vol. III, London 1854, p. 214;
F. E. Warwick, ‘Warwick Castle’, in The Pall Mall Magazine, vol. XI, January – April 1897, p. 39, in the Compass Room;
Anon., Inventory of the contents of Warwick Castle, ms., 1900, ('Laughing Boy (Murillo)'), in the Chapel Passage and Compass Room.
Condition
The canvas has a firm old relining. The picture has fairly recently been cleaned and restored and will require no further attention. There has been extensive restoration to the cracquleure throughout, notably the background and the face, and two areas of repaired damage to the hair on the right and the lower right corner.
"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
The composition follows that of Murillo's prime version in a Madrid private collection (for which see E. Valdivieso, Murillo. Catalogo Razonado de Pinturas, Seville 2012, cat. no. 391).