Lot 218

Overall craquelure and areas of paint loss, retouching likely to stabilise paint loss throughout but predominantly in background, to the hat and around the edges, however his face, collar and left hand are largely unaffected, long scratch to left-hand side and two long scratches to right-hand side, smaller scratch to lower centre, examined under UV light


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Fine Antiques Prague, Prague, "May Auction of Old Masters and 19th Century Works of Art", 22 May 2021, lot 50
acquired from the above

The original painting is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.