DANIEL PONTE (LA CORUÑA, SIGLO XIX). Portrait of Faustino Torres, second lieutenant of the Cuenca Infantry Regiment.

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DANIEL PONTE (LA CORUÑA, SIGLO XIX). Portrait of Faustino Torres, second lieutenant of the Cuenca Infantry Regiment.
4247138. DANIEL PONTE (LA CORUÑA, SIGLO XIX). Portrait of Faustino Torres, second lieutenant of the Cuenca Infantry Regiment.

Description

Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1819.
38x32 cm
A fragment of La Gaceta attached to the reverse identifies the person portrayed from a dedication to commemorate his death at the age of 19 in the African War with a sonnet dedicated to “The Earth be light to him”. Along with this, a handwritten inscription by its former owner: “I have kept this newspaper in my possession 41 years, 2 months and 18 days” in Barcelona on September 30, 1901 and signed “Ramón Torres”.

Condition

With some flaws in the support, small holes and a patch on the back. Silver-plated wooden frame.

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4247138. DANIEL PONTE (LA CORUÑA, SIGLO XIX). Portrait of Faustino Torres, second lieutenant of the Cuenca Infantry Regiment.

Description

Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1819.
38x32 cm
A fragment of La Gaceta attached to the reverse identifies the person portrayed from a dedication to commemorate his death at the age of 19 in the African War with a sonnet dedicated to “The Earth be light to him”. Along with this, a handwritten inscription by its former owner: “I have kept this newspaper in my possession 41 years, 2 months and 18 days” in Barcelona on September 30, 1901 and signed “Ramón Torres”.

Condition

With some flaws in the support, small holes and a patch on the back. Silver-plated wooden frame.

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No, paid by seller

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House
Balclis
Address

Rosellón 227
08008 Barcelona
Spain

Placement
SP - Subastas Presencial
Visits: 141

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