ID 990667
Lot 159 | ROMAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Valeur estimée
£ 40 000 – 60 000
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'.
Special notice
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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