Lot 19
  • 19

J*** R*** Milner after Annibale Carracci Active during the 19th Century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • The Deposition
  • signed and dated on the reverse: J.R. Millner 1850
  • oil on canvas, unlined, unframed

Condition

The canvas is unlined. There are three patched restored damages. The paint surface is now secure under a thick glossy varnish. Inspection under UV reveals scattered retouchings and strengthenings. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

A 19th-century copy after Carracci's original in the National Gallery London (see P. Cooney, L'opera completa di Carracci, Milan 1976, p. 126, cat. no. 144, reproduced plate LXIV).