Giuseppe Maria Crespi, called Lo Spagnuolo (Bologna, 1665 – 1747) Portrait of a Gentleman Offering Snuff, Oil on canvas, 31 7/8 x 27 ¼ inches (81 x 62.9 cm.)
Please follow the link below to read Roberta Smith's Art in Review of The Spring Show at the Armory for the New York Times, published on April 28, 2011. Look for her mention of RSFA, excerpted below!
New York Times, Art in Review: The Spring Show
Excerpt: "Robert Simon has a 1699 lenticular double portrait of a Danish king and queen by Gaspar Antoine de Bois-Clair and Giuseppe Maria Crespi’s glowing, ingratiating “Portrait of a Gentleman Offering Snuff” from the 1730s."
Gaspar Antoine de Bois-Clair (St. Bonnet le Chateau, Lyon, ca. 1654- Copenhagen1704) Double Portrait of King Frederik IV and Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstow of Denmark, Oil on wood strips, laid on panel, 15 ½ x 12 ¾ inches (39.4 x 32.4 cm)
