Lot Essay
See D. A. Rovinsky, Concise Dictionary of Russian Graphic Artists, St Petersburg, 1888, p. 1426, no. 12, listed and illustrated as a print.
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Portrait of Tsarevich Paul of Russia (1754-1801)
Details
After Pietro Antonio Rotari
Portrait of Tsarevich Paul of Russia (1754-1801)
oil on canvas
22 ¼ x 18 1/8 in. (56 x 46 cm.)
Portrait of Tsarevich Paul of Russia (1754-1801)
oil on canvas
22 ¼ x 18 1/8 in. (56 x 46 cm.)
Provenance
By repute, by descent to the artist's brother Paolo Rotari.
By repute, by descent to Giuseppe Rotari the son of the above.
By repute, by descent to Elisabetta Rotari Cartolari, the daughter of the above.
By repute, by descent to Count Antonio Cartolari, the husband of the above.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 7 November 1985, lot 118.
The Barry Byrne collection; Christie's, Sydney, 15-16 July 1992, lot 767.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
By repute, by descent to Giuseppe Rotari the son of the above.
By repute, by descent to Elisabetta Rotari Cartolari, the daughter of the above.
By repute, by descent to Count Antonio Cartolari, the husband of the above.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 7 November 1985, lot 118.
The Barry Byrne collection; Christie's, Sydney, 15-16 July 1992, lot 767.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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