Lot Essay
The present picture is described by Iñiguez, loc. cit., 1981, as a fragment or a partial copy related to the pictures in the Church of San Felipe de Neri, Cadiz and the Schneider collection, Paris.
Details
Studio of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682)
The Madonna, half length
oil on canvas
24 3/8 x 19 1/8in. (62 x 48.6cm.)
The Madonna, half length
oil on canvas
24 3/8 x 19 1/8in. (62 x 48.6cm.)
Provenance
The Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers; Christie's, sale on the premises, 16 July 1857, lot 22 (96gns. to Grundy).
Anon. Sale, Christie's, 11 April 1969, lot 41.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, 11 April 1969, lot 41.
Literature
C.B. Curtis, Velazquez and Murillo, London, 1883, p. 149, no. 77d.
D.A. Iñiguez, Murillo, Madrid, 1981, II, p. 380, no. 827.
D.A. Iñiguez, Murillo, Madrid, 1981, II, p. 380, no. 827.