Lot 94: Circle of Bonifazio dei Pitati, called Bonifazio Veronese (1487-1553)

Circle of Bonifazio dei Pitati, called Bonifazio Veronese (1487-1553)
Satyrs dancing in a landscape
oil on canvas
8¾ x 13¼ in. (22 x 34 cm.)
In a carved giltwood and black painted Spencer frame

1746, George Knapton, Althorp Inventory, 1746, no. 372, as Lauri.
1750, Althorp inventory 'A landscape with two satyrs, sheep, etc' in the Great Parlour.
K. J. Garlick, The Walpole Society 'A Catalogue of Pictures at Althorp', vol. 45, 1974-76, p. 48 no. 376 (as 'Ascribed to Filippo Lauri').

Probably acquired by Robert, 2nd Earl of Sunderland (1641-1702) for Althorp; and thence by descent.

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