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Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

canvas: 30 by 23 in.; 77.5 by 59.7 cm.

Edition:

Probably at some point during the second half of the eighteenth century, this painting entered into the celebrated Manfrin Gallery, an exceptional collection of more than four hundred pictures with a particular emphasis on paintings from the Veneto, which was mainly formed by Conte Girolamo Manfrin from circa 1748. Manfrin, originally from the Friuli, had made his fortune manufacturing tobacco and in around 1787 he bought the Palazzo Venier (which he renamed Palazzo Manfrin), where he was to house his collection. One of the most celebrated private galleries, it was open to the public and listed in most guidebooks of the day. Manfrin was reputedly the leading Venetian collector of his time and acquired paintings avidly until his death in 1801.

Description:

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Markings:

The original canvas has been tightly relined and it is stable on its stretcher. The original tacking edges were trimmed in the relining process. The painting presents a strong image overall. The varnish is dirty and yellowed, beneath which there has been an old campaign of restoration that has somewhat discolored and is visible to the naked eye. Some of the painted surface has been thinned with age, past cleanings, and restorations. There are some losses at the extreme edges, probably from frame abrasion, largely concentrated at the center of the upper edge. To the naked eye, some old lines of restoration are visible throughout, primarily concentrated in and around the sitter's head, upper chest and in the upper background. Some of these lines of restoration are horizontal and may have occurred during the old relining. Inspection under UV further reveals the scattered lines and strokes of restoration throughout, including some thinner lines near the lower register of the canvas. Offered in a decoratively carved and tooled gilt frame.

Condition:

framed: 41 by 34 ? in.; 104.8 by 86.7 cm.