Sale 5433
London, South Kensington
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2 December 2008
Price realised
GBP 750
Estimate
Manner of Francisco de Zurbarán The Veil of Saint Veronica oil on canvas, unlined, unframed 20¼ x 27¼ in. (51.5 x 69.3 cm.)
Provenance
Richard Ford, by 1836. Don. Julian Williams. A.T. Loyd, Wantage.
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Exhibited
London, British Institution, 1851. Manchester, Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857. London, New Gallery, 1895. London, Guildhall, 1901.
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