FOLLOWER OF SIMON VOUET | Diana resting

Anonymous sale, Paris, Me Loudmer, 20 June 1994, lot 31 (as "French School circa 1650, Studio of Simon Vouet").

The actual painting shows more contrast than the catalogue illustration would suggest. The painting appears in a satisfactory condition. It has been relined, a bit strongly, probably in the middle of the 20th century. Some old repaired damages can be seen, one in the blue cloth between the legs of Diana, two minor ones along the right edge, in the central dog head, and some around the edges possibly due the framing. Some minor surface dirt is visible. It is under an old and very dirty varnish layer. Under UV: The painting appears under a green and uniform fluorescent varnish layer. We notice a restoration near the dog’s head and in and near Diane’s right hand. Offered with a carved and giltwood frame. Le tableau est en réalité plus contrasté que sur l'illustration au catalogue. À l’œil nu : Le tableau apparaît dans un état de conservation satisfaisant. Il a fait l’objet d’un rentoilage, probablement réalisé au milieu du XXe siècle, un peu fort. Nous observons d'anciens accidents restaurés, l'un dans le drapé bleu entre les jambes de Diane, deux autres petites restaurations le long du bord droit, au niveau de la tête du chien au centre, et quelques unes le long des bords peut-être dues au cadre. La couche picturale est légèrement sale. Le tableau est sous un vernis ancien très encrassé. À la lampe U.V. : Le tableau apparaît sous un vernis opaque uniforme. On remarque une restauration près de la tête du chien et près de la main droite de Diane.
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Painted after the composition by Vouet, signed and dated 1637, conserved in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court (oil on canvas, 104,3 x 147,5 cm; inv. no. 860).