After Sir Anthony van Dyck, Portrait of Charles I

Property from the Collection of a Founding Family of Connecticut
After Sir Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of Charles I

oil on canvas
Height 45 1/2 in. by Width 37 in.
standing three-quarter length

Condition Report:
Overall fair condition. Age-related abrasions and craquelure along the edges of the canvas. Relined with wax resin and appears to retain its original stretcher. Scattered inpainting throughout, more heavily bordering his proper left hand, where a patch of restored canvas is visible in natural light. Enhanced inpainting around his hairline and facial features. Two faint scratches to the canvas at the sitter’s proper left. Inscribed in red paint, at the top right of the stretcher bar, X.2129. Inscribed in pencil on the back, at the bottom center of the frame, 41765. The painting has a back board attached.

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Provenance:
Christie's, New York, The House Sale, February 1, 2005, lot 1.