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FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH KINSON | Portrait of Louis Antoine of France, duc d'Angoulême (1775 – 1844), three-quarter length
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- François-Joseph Kinson
- Portrait of Louis Antoine of France, duc d'Angoulême (1775 – 1844), three-quarter length
- oil on canvas
- 45 1/2 by 35 1/4 in.; 115.6 by 89.5 cm.
Provenance
Given by the duc d'Angoulême to le baron Joseph-Balthazar Siméon, préfet du Pas-de-Calais;
With Eric Turquin, Paris;
There acquired.
With Eric Turquin, Paris;
There acquired.
Condition
This paintings is in very good condition overall. The colors are bright and paint layer well-preserved, with thick, raised impasto paint in many of the details of the costume, particularly in the sword's handle. Under ultraviolet light a milky, uneven varnish all over the canvas prevents any old restorations from fluorescing, but it does not appear that there were any major campaigns in the past. Offered in a carved giltwood frame
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Born at Versailles as the eldest son of Charles X of France, the duc d'Angoulême was the last Dauphin of France. After his father abdicated the throne in 1830, he did the same and then exiled himself from France, dying in the Veneto. Kinson was the official portraitist to the duc d'Angoulême and painted several portraits of him in different versions. The prime, full-length version of the present painting, was exhibited at the Salon of 1819 and is now at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux.1 1. Oil on canvas, 209 by 145 cm., inv. no. Bx E 404.