Manner of Marco Palmezzano: An 18thC Oil on Canvas Laid on Board; The Holy Family with St. John The Baptist from The Church of St. John The Baptist, Bridgwater, Somerset sub-Antiques Then some gudgeon swam past

Then some gudgeon swam past that were tempting to see

hand-painted in black over fiery burnished gold banners with frosted neck

grotesques and musical herm figures

dated the 10th of July 1839

this wonderfully nostalgic toy plays after inflating the inner bag as you would a balloon

Manner of Marco Palmezzano: An 18thC Oil on Canvas Laid on Board; The Holy Family with St. John The Baptist from The Church of St. John The Baptist, Bridgwater, Somerset sub-Antiques Then some gudgeon swam pastOrigin: Probably Italian Period: Early Mid Eighteenth Century Provenance: The Church of St. John The Baptist, Bridgwater, Somerset, UK Date: c. 1700 1750 Canvas Height: 52. 5 inches Canvas Width: 35 inches The Whole in Frame: 62. 5 x 45 inches The large oil on canvas laid to board painted in the Manner of Antonio Rimpatta Da Bologna, of Italian 16th Century style though almost certainly created in the eighteenth century, presented in its original gilt