FOLLOWER OF SIR PETER LELY (DUTCH 1618-1680)

Portrait of a Young Clergyman
oil on canvas
48.8 x 40.5 cm (19 1/4 x 16 in.)


PROVENANCE
Dorotheum, Vienna, 14 December, 2010, lot 146

CONDITION
Observed in frame. The work appears in age-appropriate condition. Overall craquelure and cracks visible to the naked eye. Outline of past damage visible on the right side of the canvas. The canvas has been relined. Inspection under UV shows scattered retouching, primarily around his head and left eye, a heavy layer of varnish is also visible under UV.

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