early eighteenth century
92 cm x 68 cm.
Italian painter (Second half of the 18th century) – Portrait with aphorism by Nicolas Chamfort.
92 cm x 68 cm.
Oil on canvas, without frame.
– Bears inscription: “In the world there are more madmen than wise men, those few wise men have more madness than wisdom in their brains”.
Condition report: Painting has been relined. The painted surface is in good condition, with some oxidation of the varnish.
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