Kneller Studio English School Portrait Oil Painting, Late 17th Century
Item Details
Studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (born Gottfried Kniller, German-born British, 1646 – 1723) and John Zacharias Kneller (born Johann Zacharias Kniller, German, 1642 – 1702)
Untitled (portrait of an aristocratic man), late 17th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower left
Inscription to the lower left below signature, illegible under darkened varnish
Presented in a bolection frame
Condition
- significant darkening to heavy organic varnish layer on painting surface; UV light examination reveals scattered inpainting over varnish layer, but further examination is impeded by varnish fluorescence; stretcher marks to canvas; craquelure throughout paint; canvas has been relined; frame rub with paint loss along edges; surface scuffs and abrasions present throughout; slight draw and billow to canvas; cracks to frame molding; chips and edge wear to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; visible work measures 22.25" W x 27.25" H.
Item #
ITMG429466
