Lot 186 , After Leonardo Guzzardi (Italian, active 1798-1800), Full length portrait of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), standing gesturing to the Battle of the Nile beyond, oil on canvas, 59 x 41cm
After Leonardo Guzzardi (Italian, active 1798-1800)
Full length portrait of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), standing gesturing to the Battle of the Nile beyond
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1799
59 x 41cm
£500-800
Provenance: These rooms, 6th June, 1989, lot 2507
Condition:
Oil on canvas cleaned and relined 20 - 30 years ago, canvas remains tight, paint slightly dirty with a little fine but stable craquelure, stretcher marks showing, housed in a later frame, auctioneers chalk marks and Christie's stencil JK564 verso.
Sold for £2,000