European Furniture & Decorative Arts

Frame: 40 x 33 inches. Bearing a printed label to the resverse of the frame that reads "Madonna of the Chair" by Raphael / The original hangs in the Pitti Palace in Florence. / This copy was given to Withers Publish Library by Mr. Specer Ewing, for many years the President of the Board of Trustees of the Library. and another related written label.

In overall stable condition. There are two white marks in the upper right corner above the right-most figure's head from abrasion to the paint surface, the bottom-most mark creating an indentation in the canvas and a small puncture at the very bottom. Having light craquelure throughout. Not examined out of frame. Examination under UV light shows a fairly thick, slightly splotchy veneer layer and evidences a network of probably repaired tears in the body of the Madonna and child, not visible under natural light, and few probably instances of retouch. 

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