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JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY | Portrait of Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822)
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Isabey, Jean-Baptiste
- Portrait of Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822)
- Watercolour and bodycolour on card, gilt-metal mount and frame;signed and dated lower left: Isabey / a vienne / 1814.
- 135 by 98 mm.
Provenance
With Edwin Bucher, Trogen, by 1984
Exhibited
Malmaison, 2005-2006, p. 148, no. 155
Literature
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 413, no. 191
Condition
Overall good but inevitable yellowing of card and some fading of colour pigments.
"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 portrait is one of a number that Isabey painted when in Vienna at the time of the Congress.