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ROMAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Starting price
£ 40 000
Auction dateClassic
07.07.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 990667
Lot 159 | ROMAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
ROMAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Portrait of an architect, possibly Carlo Fontana (1634/38–1714), half-length, in a black cape over a white shirt, holding the plan of a church

signed 'JB. In.(?) fecit' (lower right, on the architectural plan)

oil on canvas

38 3/8 x 31 5/8 in. (97.5 x 80.4 cm.)





Provenance

(Possibly) John Tremenheere; (†) his anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 December 1821 [=1st day], lot 13, (part lot) 'Seven Portraits, viz. John Wilkes, an Architect, a Divine, an Equestrian Portrait, a Lady, and two others' (5 shillings to Heath).

Baron John Heath, F.R.S., F.S.A. (1790-1879), former Italian Consul-General; (†) Christie's, London, 8 March 1879, lot 116, as 'Cavaliere Bernini - Portrait of Himself' (12 gns. to A.C.).

Acquired at auction in England in the 1940s by the uncle of the seller at the following,

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 10 July 2002, lot 123, as 'North Italian School, circa 1640'.



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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