LOUIS RICQUIER (BELGIAN 1792 - 1884) AND CATERINA CANETTI (ITALIAN 20TH CENTURY)

LOUIS RICQUIER (BELGIAN 1792 - 1884) AND CATERINA CANETTI (ITALIAN 20TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF CHARLES REILLE Oil on panel Signed (lower left) 59.5 x 49.5cm (23¼ x 19¼ in.) Provenance: Sale, Daguerre, Paris, Chine - Livres - Dessins & Tableaux Anciens - Céramique - Argenterie - Mobilier & Objets d'Art - Tapisseries & Tapis, where purchased by Count Manfredi della Gherardesca, November 2016, lot 124The later addition of a red nose to the sitter by Canetti was applied after the 2016 sale.Son of Victor Reille (1776-1849), Charles Reille was a captain of the general staff (1840), an ordnance officer of the Duc de Nemours (1841), aide-de-camp to Marshal Reille (1848)Caterina Canetti is a florentine base picture restorer who Count Manfredi approached to embellish the following historical portraits to comical effect. See lots 314,319 and 346 Condition Report: UV light reveals an uneven varnish scattered across the whole surface, and a few, but minor, retouches in the background area, especially in the sky. A 3cm long thin scratch is also present on the bottom right corner. For the added clown nose, there might be the chance it can be taken off with restoration, but this would definitely imply losing part of original paint and an extra intervention of the restorer to restore the damages. In regards to how much of the original paint might be loss, such can be only determined by a restorer. Condition Report Disclaimer