$1,230
Continental School, 17th Century Galatea, After Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560-1609) Fresco in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome Monogrammed "AC" in graphite and with a collector's stamp l. l., inscribed "P.P. Rubens d'apres Raphael" in ink l.r., titled in an inscription on the reverse. Red chalk and charcoal on laid paper mounted to canvas, 10 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (26.0 x 42.8 cm), framed. Condition: Creasing, toning, soiling. N.B. The work bears an interesting collector's mark, a star, similar to the one generaly associated with Nicholas Lanier (L.2885), but more closely resembling a mark associated with Johan Peter Samuel Guildal (1855-1920), a Dutch industrialist (L.2886a). The watermark may be a fool's cap. The inscription on the reverse, which is in a later hand, is difficult to read, but it begins "From Arundel..." This could refer to Lord Arundel, who traveled in Italy in the 17th century buying art for Charles I of England. It is possible that this drawing was made after an engraving of the ceiling fresco.
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Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-10-07