Johann Baptist Lampi, the Younger, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil

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Johann Baptist Lampi, the Younger (Austrian, 1775-1837), Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on lined canvas. Unsigned. [Approximate dimensions - sight: 29 5/8" H x 24 1/2" W]. Lampi, also known as Giovanni Battista Lampi il Giovane, was an Austrian portrait painter of Italian ancestry and associated with the Viennese school of Neoclassical portraiture. He was particularly known for portraits of aristocrats, court officials, and members of wealthy European families. He was the son of the celebrated portrait painter Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder (1751-1830), whose international career included commissions from the Austrian, Polish, and Russian aristocracy. Lampi the Younger was active principally in Vienna and died there in 1837.

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Canvas lined. Surface dust and dirt. Gloss varnished. Craquelure. Minor visible inpaint under UV/black light. Verso sealed with small cut up window at the bottom area. Framed: 36 7/8" H x 31 3/4" W. Ask Fine Arts Department for additional photos.

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Sale: Bonhams, February 8, 1983. Daniel M. (Wygold) Mitchell Estate. Mr. Mitchell was a Naval Officer and an entrepreneur. Serendipitously, Lieutenant Commander Dan Mitchell transferred to the Naval Reserve where he joined VR-872 – a Navel transport squadron out of the Alameda Naval Air Station that Michaan’s is located on now. He and his wife, Paris, loved to travel and made it a point to travel to Paris twice a year, and always brought back beautiful and interesting items. His collection covers the spectrum from noted painters to a variety of Empire and Empire Style Gilt Bronze Figural clocks, marble and bronze sculptures, bronze and gilt brass urns, and complex models of military ships and aircraft.

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Johann Baptist Lampi, the Younger, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil

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