Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
The Property of a Gentleman
Nicolas La Fabrique
Portrait of a money lender
No reserve
Lot Closed
April 5, 11:44 AM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Nicolas La Fabrique
Naumur 1649–1733 Liège
Portrait of a money lender
indistinctly signed centre right: Nicola L[?]
inscribed on the cartouche below: Fate p[...] / chi di[...] / non à[...]
oil on canvas
unframed: 88.1 x 65.7 cm.; 34¾ x 25⅞ in.
framed: 105.1 x 82.5 cm.; 41⅜ x 32½ in.
Anonymous sale ('Property of a Private Collector'), 27 January 2006, lot 222;
Where acquired by the present owner.
L. Anelli in Pietro Bellotti e dintorni, A. Orlando (ed.), exh. cat., Brescia 2007, pp. 102 and 104, reproduced fig. 1.
When offered at auction in 2006 the attribution of this lot was endorsed by Jan de Maere, who inspected the painting first-hand.
La Fabrique is an artist about whom little is known. He studied under André Bouge in Naumur and later traveled to Rome and Paris. He settled in Liège around 1695, where he remained until his death.