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Lot 20Property from the Collection of Nina R. and Arthur A. Houghton, Jr
CIRCLE OF JOOS VAN CLEVE (?CLEVE C. 1485-1540/1 ANTWERP)
Portrait of King Francis I of France, bust-length
Closed20 October 2020
Price Realised
USD 32,500
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Specialist note
The prime version of this portrait is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Johnson Collection, and depicts the king in bust length, wearing the same black, fur-lined surcoat, embroidered with pearls, but with a grey doublet rather than the red one seen here.