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Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
In many country houses, you are likely to come across the odd Dummy Board. They are flat, oil painted figures in trompe l'oeil ... often life-sized (sometimes smaller, as is this one), which were placed around the house: in halls, corridors, by fireplaces and on staircases. The edges of the boards were chamfered (a type of bevelling) to increase the illusion of three-dimensions.
According to the Victoria & Albert Museum they originated in the early 17th century and were popular until the 19th century, when they fell out of fashion.
CONDITION: paint losses and some blistering to the surface; the image has been conserved, but not restored or repainted.
SIZE: 38 inches tall, 18 inches wide.
PROVENANCE: Spanish country house, part of a family collection acquired over several generations, which has remained untouched in the hills of Andalusia for the past 50 years.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Queen Elizabeth I Dummy Board, 18th/19th Century
