£1,800
ATTRIBUTED TO MARIANO SALVADOR MAELLA (1738-1819) PORTRAIT OF KING CHARLES IV OF SPAIN, oil painting on canvas, unsigned, hand written gallery reference label verso, 72.5 x 54 cm
NB: Mariano Maella was appointed in 1774 as court painter to King Charles IV, where he became well know for his portraits .He and Francisco Goya were the primary court painters.This sympathetic and simple portrait shows the king without all the royal trappings.
Provenance: The Collection of John Airey
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