Live Auction 7962Old Master & British Paintings
Ilario Mercanti, lo Spolverini (Parma 1657-1734)
Lot 81

Ilario Mercanti, lo Spolverini (Parma 1657-1734)

A battle scene with cavalry and cannon; and A battle scene with an officer on horseback directing his troops to the battle ground beyond

Closed14 April 2011

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GBP 15,000

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Ilario Mercanti, lo Spolverini (Parma 1657-1734)
A battle scene with cavalry and cannon; and A battle scene with an officer on horseback directing his troops to the battle ground beyond
oil on canvas, unlined
34 x 44 in. (86.4 x 111.7 cm.)
with old inscription 'eredita Guarnieri' (on the reverses)
a pair (2)

Guarnieri family, Florence (?) (according to an old inscription on the reverse).

Specialist note

We are grateful to Professor Giancarlo Sestieri for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs. He compares these paintings with the pictures in the Reggia di Caserta.