GEORGES DESMARÉES

(Gimo 1697–1776 Munich)Portrait of Elector Maximilian III. Joseph von Bayern (1727–1777).Oil on canvas.77.2 × 62 cm.Provenance:
- Rapp collection, Munich, circa 1880–1903.
- Via inheritance, private collection Basel, since1922.
- To the current owner, Swiss private collection.

Condition:
Oil on canvas, lined. Paint surface with a fine network of craquelure and small colour abrasions in parts. Sporadic colour abrasion along the edges.
Under UV light: some retouching and retouched craquelure visible on the figure and in the background. Varnish appears in fluorescent green.
Dimensions with frame: 98 x 82.5 cm.