Andrea Locatelli

Earl of Leven-Melville, according to an inscription on the reverse;
Lord Feversham, Duncombe Park, Yorkshire, by 1857, according to an inscription on the reverse.

G.F. Waagen, Treasures of Art in Great Britain, vol. IV, London 1857, p. 494; general index p. 179 (as Salvator Rosa and described as hanging in the Dressing Room at Duncombe Park).

Each oil on panel. The panel is beveled on all four sides on the reverse. The surface of each work is in generally good condition aside from surface dirt and dust and a dull varnish. There is a small loss in the sky at far right of the work with the soldier; this is mainly covered by the current framing. Very minor frame abrasions visible. Under UV light, no discernible retouching is visible under the varnish. Framed in elaborately carved and gilt wood frames and ready to hang in their current condition.
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