Live Auction 6459The Sunday Sale
French School, 17th Century
Lot 6

French School, 17th Century

Portrait of Filippo di Savoia-Carignano (1659-1693), standing full-length in a gold-embroidered smock, white chemise, his left hand gesturing towards a table with an armoured helmet, before a red curtain

Closed1 April 2012

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GBP 6,250

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French School, 17th Century
Portrait of Filippo di Savoia-Carignano (1659-1693), standing full-length in a gold-embroidered smock, white chemise, his left hand gesturing towards a table with an armoured helmet, before a red curtain
the reverse of the frame with extensive, illegible inscription
bodycolour on vellum
8 5/8 x 6½ in. (22 x 16.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Filippo di Savoia-Carignano (1659-1693), Abbott of Saint Medard de Soissons and Saint Pierre de Corbie was born the second son of Eugenio Maurizio di Savoia-Carignano, Comte de Soissons. When Filippo was 20 years old, his mother, Olympe Mancini, fled to Belgium after being scandalously implicated in the 'Affairs des Poisons.' She was accused of plotting to poison her husband and the King of France.