Lot 2
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After Dmitry Grigorievich Levitsky, 1735 -1822

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Dmitry Grigorievich Levitsky
  • portrait of grand duke Alexander Pavlovich, the future Alexander I
  • oil on canvas
  • 82.5 by 67cm., 32½ by 25½in.

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Prince Dolgoruky

Condition

The canvas has been lined. There is a layer of discoloured varnish. There are lines of craquelure throughout. Examination under uv reveals a layer of opaque varnish and some newer spots of retouching to the face and elsewhere. Held in a carved gilt wood frame.
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