Beschreibung:

DescriptionProperty from a Bulgarian Private Collection
Attributed to Sebastiano GaleottiFlorence 1676-1746 VicoThe Finding of Moses
oil on canvas, a bozzettounframed: 29.4 x 35.7 cm.; 11½ x 14 in.framed: 42.8 x 50.5 cm.; 16¾ x 19¾ in.Condition reportThe canvas has a firm relining which has not overly flattened the paint surface. The paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear. The impasto brushwork in the figures is well preserved. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a campaign of retouching in the trees to the left, alongside the upper margin, and alongside the right margin next to the figure holding Moses. In overall good condition.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceWith Lasson Gallery, London, 1968 (as Jean-François-de Troy);
From whom acquired and anonymously sold (‘The Property of a Gentleman’), London, Sotheby's, 28 October 2010, lot 138;
There acquired by the previous owner;
By whom gifted to the present owner. LiteratureH. Brigstocke, in Masterpieces from Yorkshire Houses, exh. cat., York 1994, p. 96, no. 58 (as attributed to Sebastiano Galeotti .Catalogue noteThis bozzetto relates to a larger picture, also sketchy in handling, recorded in the collection of J.R. Chichester-Constable Esq. of Burton Constable Hall, which Alastair Laing attributed to Galeotti in 1994.1 He compared the latter with the large signed work by Galeotti of Rebecca at the Well in the Iliffe Collection at Basildon Park, Berkshire, and another canvas by the artist depicting Moses striking the rock, auctioned by Cambi, Genoa, 15 April 2014, lot 65.2 A version of the present composition, attributed to Andrea Casali (1705–1784), was sold Paris, Baron Ribeyre & Associés, 9 April 2010, lot 54.3
We are grateful to Alastair Laing for endorsing the attribution to Sebastiano Galeotti on the basis of photographs.
1 Oil on canvas, 67.5 x 88.5 cm.; reproduced in Brigstocke 1994, p. 96, no. 58.2 https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/266917; https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auction-0192/sebastiano-galeotti-firenze-1675-mondovi-17-1-1272303 https://www.baronribeyre.com/en/lot/7085/1358029?offset=50&