Studio of GODFREY KNELLER
(Lübeck 1646 – 1723 London)Portrait of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744).Oil on canvas.76.5 × 63 cm.Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.
Our thanks to Prof. Karen Hearn for her assistance with this catalogue entry.
Condition:
Oil on lined canvas. Paint surface with superficial soiling in places and a fine network of craquelure. Colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: several retouchings visible in the background. Isolated retouching on the figure. Varnish fluoresces greenish.
Dimensions with frame: 93 × 80 cm.
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(Lübeck 1646 – 1723 London)Portrait of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660–1744).Oil on canvas.76.5 × 63 cm.Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.
Our thanks to Prof. Karen Hearn for her assistance with this catalogue entry.
Condition:
Oil on lined canvas. Paint surface with superficial soiling in places and a fine network of craquelure. Colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: several retouchings visible in the background. Isolated retouching on the figure. Varnish fluoresces greenish.
Dimensions with frame: 93 × 80 cm.