Lot Essay
The original, of similar size, is in the Frick Collection, New York
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Details
After Paolo Caliari, il Veronese
Wisdom and Fortitude
88 3/8 x 65¾in. (224.5 x 167cm.) not including a further 20cm. of painted canvas folded over the bottom of the stretcher
Wisdom and Fortitude
88 3/8 x 65¾in. (224.5 x 167cm.) not including a further 20cm. of painted canvas folded over the bottom of the stretcher
Provenance
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792), framed c. 1772/4 to be hung at Luton Park, possibly over one of the chimneys in the Saloon where Reynolds' portraits of the 3rd Earl and his wife were subsequently placed.
His son, John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814), Luton Park, where recorded in inventories of 1799, p. 41 (Saloon), and 1822, no. 79 (Saloon), and by descent.
His son, John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744-1814), Luton Park, where recorded in inventories of 1799, p. 41 (Saloon), and 1822, no. 79 (Saloon), and by descent.
Literature
J.P. Richter, Catalogue of the Collection of Paintings lent for exhibition by the Marquis of Bute, K.T., London, 1883, no. 255, as Veronese
P. Watson, Wisdom and Strength. The Biography of a Renaissance Masterpiece, London, Sydney, Auckland and Johannesburg, 1990, pp. 210 and 359
P. Watson, Wisdom and Strength. The Biography of a Renaissance Masterpiece, London, Sydney, Auckland and Johannesburg, 1990, pp. 210 and 359
Exhibited
London, Bethnal Green Branch Museum, The Bute Collection, 1883, no. 255, as Veronese