Lot 242
  • 242

Follower of Angelica Kauffmann

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Angelica Kauffmann
  • A young man propositioning a lady
  • oil on canvas, unlined, a tondo

Condition

The canvas is unlined with three small patches on the reverse which correspond to restored holes in the canvas. The paint surface is secure but with substantial cracquelure throughout and stretcher marks are visible. Apart from the aforementioned restoration there are some scattered retouchings which flouresce under UV light. Offered in a later carved wood frame with a red velvet-coated mount.
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