Self portrait of Andrea Soldi

Andrea Soldi (1703 - 1771)

York Art Gallery

1743

This self-portrait shows Soldi when he had been in London for nearly six years and had risen to the height of his English reputation. Vertue records that in the following year, 1744, Soldi was thrown into prison for debt, the consequence of extravagant living.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 76 x 63 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £870 ( Total: £3,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1972
• Vendor: Cyril Humphris

Provenance

Max Rothschild (1926); Cyril Humphries.

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