Lot 56
  • 56

Circle of Jean Baptiste Vanmour

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Circle of Jean Baptiste Vanmour
  • A Turkish soldier standing in a landscape
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 55 by 39.4cm

Provenance

With Carlo Orsi, 1985 (as attributed to Francesco Simonini).

Condition

The canvas has been relined. This has resulted in a flattened paint surface, although there are traces of good quality impasto. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouchings throughout, with a larger retouching measuring approximately 5 by 10 cm at the centre right.
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