This classic 18/19th Century English Carlo Maratta frame has come in for some minor repairs. The name Carlo Maratta covers a number of styles, and to confuse things it is an English variant of the Italian Salvator Rosa frame patterns, which is a style of Roman gallery frame, named after the 17th Century painter Salvator Rosa. These frames became popular from the late 17th Century onwards, were introduced in England in the 18th Century, and are still used today as a traditional frame.
