Bidspirit auction | Raphael Portrait of the Artist

Raphael Portrait of the Artist Framed Bombay Company Reproduction - A framed reproduction of a pencil drawing on toned paper, after the youthful self-portrait by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio). The subject is depicted in three-quarter profile wearing a soft cap. The print features printed black text at the bottom margin reading ”Raphael 1483-1520” at the left and ”Portrait of the Artist” at the right. The print is set within a single ivory mat with a gold-tone fillet and a decorative wood and composition frame. The frame features a distressed gold-leaf finish with a leaf motif.The verso of the frame is covered in brown kraft paper and bears a large white adhesive informational label titled ”The Museum Collection”. The label provides biographical information on Raphael and describes the frame and matting. The bottom right of the label features a black square logo with a palm tree icon and the text ”The Bombay Company”. The bottom left of the label includes a printed copyright notice: ”©1994, THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC.” The frame is equipped with hanging wire and metal eyelet hardware.Width: 20 1/2 inchesHeight: 24 1/2 inches.