LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on panel

Size Notes:

oil on canvas, unframed The canvas is lined, and the paint surface is slightly dirty with a relatively discoloured varnish. There are two vertical seams running the height of the canvas either side of centre, which are visible under raking light. There is some minor frame abrasion along the left and upper margins and some small, scattered scuff marks throughout. There is visible discoloured retouching to scattered repaired tears and damages throughout - notably in the lower left section of the composition, the largest a 1 x 20cm. band of horizontal retouching along the centre of the left margin. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms these, and reveals some further scattered patches of retouching (none larger than 10 x 10cm.) and some small, fine lines of retouching surrounding these areas. There is more concentrated retouching along the lower quarter of the right margin. The painting presents well for a canvas of this size and would benefit from light cleaning and restoration. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Description:

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Markings:

Follower of Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Condition:

oil on canvas, unframed The canvas is lined, and the paint surface is slightly dirty with a relatively discoloured varnish. There are two vertical seams running the height of the canvas either side of centre, which are visible under raking light. There is some minor frame abrasion along the left and upper margins and some small, scattered scuff marks throughout. There is visible discoloured retouching to scattered repaired tears and damages throughout - notably in the lower left section of the composition, the largest a 1 x 20cm. band of horizontal retouching along the centre of the left margin. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms these, and reveals some further scattered patches of retouching (none larger than 10 x 10cm.) and some small, fine lines of retouching surrounding these areas. There is more concentrated retouching along the lower quarter of the right margin. The painting presents well for a canvas of this size and would benefit from light cleaning and restoration. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Literature:

M. Jaffé, 'Some recent acquisitions of seventeenth-century Flemish painting', in Report and studies in the History of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, vol. 3, 1969, p. 32, no. 35; R.-A. d'Hulst and M. Vandenven, Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard: The Old Testament, London and New York 1989, pp. 187-88, copies no. 5 and 6, under no. 57.

Provenance:

Captain Tyler (probably Lieutenant Colonel Charles Henry Tyler, 1788-1872), Linsted Lodge, Kent, by 18 December 1828 (according to the inscription on the reverse); By descent to Mary Viven Roper-Lumley-Holland (1878-1955), Lynstead Park, Kent; By whom offered, London, Sotheby's, 6 July 1927, lot 82, where withdrawn; Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 20 July 1934, lot 66, to S. Hartveld, Antwerp; Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 November 1986, lot 510.