attributed-sir-james-thornhill-1675-1734-venus-presenting-arms-to-aeneas
Lot 234
attributed Sir James Thornhill (1675-1734), Venus Presenting Arms to Aeneas
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas (lined), appears unsigned, presented in an antique 19th century gilt cove molded frame.

Stretcher size 30 5/8 x 42 in.; Frame dimensions 38 x 49 1/4 in.

Private Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina

Sotheby's, London, Old Master Paintings and British Paintings 1500-1850, May 14, 1986, Lot 239

Some areas of touch up visible under UV light, including scattered areas to the perimeter edge and Aeneas' face and legs; some later gilt to the frame.

$4,000 - 8,000