A Private European Residence: French and Neoclassical Furniture and Paintings & Works on Paper

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Lot 91
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French School, 19th century

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

  • French School
  • daphnis and chloé
  • circular, pencil and pastel on laid paper
  • diameter: 41 cm.; 16 in.

Catalogue Note

Daphnis and Chloé is a pastoral elegy attributed to the Greek poet Longus and dates from the second century AD. Interest in the story was renewed in 1909 when Diaghilev commissioned Maurice Ravel to write a ballet based on the story.