Follower of Giovanni Battista Salvi, called Sassoferrato

With Piero Corsini (1937–2001), Monaco;

His posthumous sale ('Discovering Old Masters: The Legacy of Piero Corsini'), London, Christie's, 7 October 2020, lot 38;

Where acquired by the present owner.

This work repeats one of Sassoferrato's most successful compositions known in a number of variations. A version, also painted on an oval canvas, is in the Wallace Collection, London.¹

¹ Inv. no. P126; oil on canvas, oval; 46 x 43.2 cm.; https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=65060&viewType=detailView