Painting found, information needed!

     

     In October of 2009, while searching a storage area on the 4^th floor of Villiger Hall (the name students selected for the 1968 post-fire Prep building, and, yes, there is a partial 4^thfloor!), I came across the painting of St. Ignatius of Loyola pictured here.  No one seems to know anything about this 25” x 19” work, and I could find no artist’s signature or date.  My hunch is that this is a European work from the late 18th century. 

     Jaime Ball, one of the art teachers at the Prep, has a friend on the staff of the Philadelphia Museum of Art who has graciously volunteered to take a look at it, give an assessment of the age and origin, and make recommendations for proper conservation. 

     If you have any ideas or information, please get in touch.