Live Auction 8631Old Masters & British Paintings
Bolognese School, late 16th Century
Lot 102

Bolognese School, late 16th Century

Portrait of a man, half-length, in a white doublet with a ruff

Closed11 April 2013

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GBP 6,875

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Bolognese School, late 16th Century
Portrait of a man, half-length, in a white doublet with a ruff
oil on canvas
30¼ x 25 3/8 in. (76.9 x 64.5 cm.)
in a Louis XIII carved and gilded frame

Mrs. Milbank; (+), Christie's, London, 14 July 1916, part lot 138 (10 Gns. to Rye).

Specialist note

This portrait was seen first-hand by the late Sir Denis Mahon, who suggested that an attribution to Annibale Carracci was very plausible, with the work datable to 1584 (verbal communication with the owner, 2004). Nicholas Turner proposed instead that it may be an early work by Annibale's cousin, Ludovico, datable to 1585-90 (private communication with the owner, 2011; this letter of expertise is sold with the lot). The attribution of the picture, however, remains uncertain.