DETAILS
An antique, half-length portrait of a gentleman holding a violin. An antique copy after an original artwork by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (German, 1609–84) titled Allegory of Hearing, painted around 1655 (Reference: Sotheby's, London, July 3, 2025, Lot 662).
TITLE
Allegory of Hearing
STYLE
Baroque
FRAMING
Gilt frame
PROVENANCE
Property from the Estate of Linda McCausland. Original receipt: Weschler's (Washington D.C.), 24 February 24, 1990.
MAKER
Unidentified
MARKS
No maker's mark
DATE
Circa 1750
DIMENSIONS
Width 45 Depth 4 Height 53 inches
Sight: Width 26.25 Height 34.25 inches
CONDITION
Note: thin pigments, scattered retouching, relined. Frame restored and re-gilded.