Charles-Désiré Hue 1842-1899

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

Charles-Désiré Hue
The King Candaule
signed Charles Hue and dated 1864 (lower right)
oil on panel
28 1/2 by 23 1/2 in.
72.5 by 59.5 cm

Exhibited

Possibly, Paris, Salon, 1864, no. 969

Catalogue Note

The subject is taken from Herodotus' Stories and shows the Lydian Queen Rodolphe slowly undressing, admired by her husband King Candaule. Meanwhile, lieutenant Gyges, hidden behind a curtain, admires the nude queen.
This painting is very typical of the Pompeian style, so popular in France during the 1850-1860s, due primarily to the influence of Prince Napoleon's Pompeian House, located on Avenue Montaigne, Paris.