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Lot 6050* - ibid114 Old Master & 19 c. Paintings – online only - Thursday, 01. October 2020, 03.00 PM

Follower of JOHANN GEORG ZIESENIS

(Copenhagen 1716 - 1776 Hanover)
Portrait of General William Fawcett.
Oil on canvas laid on paper.
Inscribed verso: Der Englische General Faucitt / gemalt von Zisenifs in Gattogen.
36 x 30 cm.

Provenance:
- Sotheby's London, 19.2.1997, Lot 216.
- European private collection.
- Koller Auctions, Zurich, 17.9.2012, Lot 6521.
- European private collection.

Condition:
Oil on canvas mounted on paper. Paint surface well-preserved, with fine craquelure and small scratch marks in some parts. Slight colour abrasions along the edges.
Under UV: Several small retouchings on the figure and in the background. Varnish appears in fluorescent green.
Overall condition good.


CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

Sold for CHF 938 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.