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Lot 128:
French School, Late 18th or Early 19th Century, Saint John the Baptist with a Lamb, Oil on Canvas
Description
An oil painting on canvas depicting a young Saint John the Baptist portrayed as a child. The figure is clad in animal skins and is shown holding a lamb within a wooded landscape. To the right, a cross-staff is visible with a scroll bearing the characters E, C, C, E, referencing the Latin inscription Ecce Agnus Dei. The work exhibits smooth, refined brushwork in the depiction of the child’s face and limbs, contrasting with more gestural handling in the background foliage and sky. The painting is housed in an ornate gilt composition frame featuring scrolled acanthus and floral moulding. No signature or date is visible on the front of the canvas.
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