Lot 145
Jacques Courtois (Giacomo Cortese), called Il Borgognone (French, working in Italy, 1621-1676), "The Battle of Podhajce", 1667/1676, oil on 17th-c. canvas, retaining conspicuous impasto, unsigned, with name of the battle ("Perdhacy", evidently a misspelling during very early relining) in 18th-c. painted script, and an unmarked 18th-c. red wax seal, en verso of 18th-c. herringbone-weave canvas; former owner's name "Monsieur Raymond Sancery" typed-and in a second instance handwritten-on 19th-c. printed paper labels en verso of stretcher ; each rail of stretcher separately inscribed (as are others of the printed paper labels) "No. 18" in early 19th-c. calligraphy; two standard mid-19th-c. French Customs marks stamped in black ink en verso of stretcher and frame; 37 1/2 in . x 62 3/4 in., in a more recent carved, gessoed, and giltwood frame. Provenance: A European 18th-c. noble collection (wax seal); Raymond Sancery, Paris; exported legally from France.
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