Lot Essay
After a version of the picture in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena (D. Angulo Iñiguez, Murillo, Madrid, 1980, II, p. 155, no. 158, and II, pl. 133).
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The Virgin and Child
Details
Follower of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
The Virgin and Child
oil on canvas
41¼ x 31 in. (104.7 x 78.8 cm.)
in a mid-18th Century English carved and gilded 'Carlo Maratta' frame
The Virgin and Child
oil on canvas
41¼ x 31 in. (104.7 x 78.8 cm.)
in a mid-18th Century English carved and gilded 'Carlo Maratta' frame
Provenance
Henry Gally Knight (1786-1848), and by descent to his cousin
Sir Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Bt. (1783-1858).
Sir Henry FitzHerbert, 3rd Bt. (1783-1858).
Literature
A Catalogue of some of the Pictures at Tissington Hall the seat of Sir William FitzHerbert Baronet, 1859, 'Front Drawing Room - 9 The Virgin and Child.- Murillo.'
Nora FitzHerbert, Tissington Hall - Pictures, 1938, 'No. 146. Passage to Best Bedroom.'
Nora FitzHerbert, Tissington Hall - Pictures, 1938, 'No. 146. Passage to Best Bedroom.'
Special notice
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