Lot 302
- 302
Jacques Berger
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Jacques Berger
- Portrait of Ferdinand I King of the Two Sicilies with a bust of Lucia Migliaccio, Duchess of Floridia
- signed Berger lower right
- oil on canvas
- 225 by 148cm., 88½ by 58¼in.
Literature
Lucia Migliaccio Duchessa di Floridiana, Naples, 2008, p. 28, illustrated
Condition
The canvas has been relined. There are strokes of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, including to some repaired tears - notably horizontally below his chest and to the left in the black pigments, a tear in his left thigh, and a curved tear in the top of the column. This painting is clean and ready to hang. Held in a decorative gold-painted carved wood and plaster frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Executed circa 1815.
At the age of 63, Ferdinand I (💦1751 - 1825) took Lucia Migಌliaccio as his second wife, months after the death of his first wife Maria Carolina of Austria. A pendant painting by Vincenzo Camuccini, in which Lucia Migliaccio is depicted holding a miniature of Ferdinand I, is held by the Villia Floridiana, near Naples.