After Sir Anthony van Dyck

Anonymous Sale, London, Christie's, 13th May 1983, lot 1 (bt. £7,560)

E. Larsen, Van Dyck, 1626-1641, Milan 1980, p. 108;
O. Millar et al., Van Dyck; A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, London and New Haven 2004, p. 462

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in good condition, though it is thin in places, predominantly in the hair and in the background. There is however no apparent damage or extant loss of paint. There is one small area of old damage in the upper right and there is a dirty and discoloured varnish overall. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals minor retouching to the flesh tones of the faces and hands, as a result of stabilizing to old minor flaking, and there are a few further scattered very minor retouchings in the background. FRAME Held in a gilded wooden frame. To speak to a specialist about this lot please contact Julian Gascoigne on +44 (0)207 293 5482, or at julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com, or Ludo Shaw Stewart on +44 (0)207 293 5816, or at ludovic.shawstewart@sothebys.com.
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This is a copy after the prime version, painted in 1632, in the collection at the Archiepiscopal Castle and Gardens, Kroměříž, Czech Republic.