Follower of Giovanni-Battista Moroni , Portrait of a man, small half-length, in black costume, holding a book | Christie's

Sale 8622

Old Master Pictures

London, South Kensington

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15 December 1999

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Lot 239

Follower of Giovanni-Battista Moroni

Portrait of a man, small half-length, in black costume, holding a book

Price realised

GBP 1,380

Estimate

GBP 800 - GBP 1,200

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Follower of Giovanni-Battista Moroni
Portrait of a man, small half-length, in black costume, holding a book
inscribed with coat-of-arms (upper right)
oil on canvas
12½ x 10¼ in. (31.7 x 26 cm.)
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