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Baroque miniature: hip portrait of a nobleman.
Verso younger attributed to Godfrey Kneller and titled and newspaper clipping on the history of the original painting. 18th c.
Gouache. 9 x 7 cm, glazed gold stucco frame 30 x 28 cm.
Hip portrait of standing nobleman (Joshua Ratcliffe?) with brown coat over red justaucorps. Minimal retouching.
Godfrey Kneller (1646 Lübeck - London 1723) was a leading portrait painter in England. He studied with Bol and Rembrandt in Amsterdam and with Maratta and Bernini in Rome, was court painter to English kings from Charles II to George I, and was ennobled by William III.
Literature : Thieme Becker.
Call time 25 | Oct 2023 | expected 16:00 (CET)
Limit 190 €
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• Calling time: 25. | Oct 2023 | approximately 16:00 uhr
• Calling time: 25. | Oct 2023 | approximately 16:00 uhr
Hammer price 550.00 €
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