res, but it was very difficult to sell in this climate, and I agreed to wait it out. Also, note that also are in agreement that it is not a "studio" Kneller, which most of the ones that come up for auction are. They also are keenly aware of its importance, and of this copy, and they made comparisons with

ed by Kneller on the whole, > who would paint > versions of popular portraits such as this and sometimes > assist in > completing paintings which Kneller had started, which is > not the case here. > We do Private Treaty sales at Sotheby's but, the EFTA00750542 > importance of the sitter in > this

t was a fun journey. It specifically stated in the expert documentation, that it was NOT a studio copy, but in contrast to many works attributed to Kneller, which were done by his studio, that this portrait was done ENTIRELY in his hand. They can tell by brush strokes. My portrait was examined personall

been authenticated many times in person. I have never had a single expert in 17th century English portraiture question it, and that includes leading Kneller scholars, experts from both Christies and Sothebys, experts at the National Portrait Gallery, Huntington Art Collections, as well as leading art dea

ted a large portrait to the Royal Society, labeling it prominently in gold letters - "Sir Isaac Newton, President."" "In 1689, when Newton visited Kneller's London studio, he was an obscure Cambridge scholar, author of an esoteric book incomprehensible to all but a EFTA00587578 few learned mathemat

ehensible to all but a EFTA00587578 few learned mathematicians. Drawing on 17th-century artistic conventions for depicting religious anchorites, Kneller produced a picture of a melancholy recluse enclosed in a windowless cell- like study and driven to the verge of illness through obsessive reading.

you with all the obvious places that should have this pntg. Make sure you get an accurate condition report and a letter from the leading expert on Kneller. Otherwise you are wasting your time. I will sell 5m in painting this month so this is something I do very well but I really DONT do portraits lik

you with all the obvious places that should have this pntg. Make sure you get an accurate condition report and a letter from the leading expert on Kneller. Otherwise you are wasting your time. I will sell 5m in painting this month so this is something I do very well but I really DONT do portraits lik