Seal of the Royal House of Italy (Savoy), with the collar of the Order of the Annunziata, founded by Amelio IV in 1362, on the reverse;
❀In the collection of the present owner's family since at least the 19th Centu🌟ry.

 

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The oak panel is in good condition, bar a small damage lower right. The paint surface is raised in some areas and is unstable with some visible minor paint losses. The thin paint to the sky has been augmented. The figures and the foreground paint is in a good condition. The removal of the discoloured varnish would improve the tonality. Offered in an empire style gilt wood frame, some chips."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

A copy after Giorgio Ghisi's engraving of Luca Penni's original, now only known through engravings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (see M. and R.E. Lewis, The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi, New York 1985, cat. no. 23, pp. 99-101).