Lot 433
  • 433

After Nicolas Poussin

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • After Nicolas Poussin
  • Testament d'Eudamidas, Le Baptême de Jésus Christ, and L’Été
  • three etchings, by Jean Pesne, one a later nineteenth century impression
  • the smallest sheet: 46.5 by 57cm., 18 3/8 by 22 1/2 in.; the largest sheet: 68.2 by 98cm., 26 7/8 by 38 5/8 in.
two on laid paper, one on wove paper

Literature

Le Blanc, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, Paris, 1856, vol. 2, nos. 89, 10 and 114 respectively

Condition

Testament d'Eudamidas in good condition, a backed central vertical crease, window mounted, framed. L'Été laid to the backboard, minor surface soiling, the occasional short repaired tear towards sheet edges, framed. Le Baptême de Jésus Christ the margins folded over and laid to the edges of the backboard, various tears and losses at sheet edges, overall discoloured, further staining, unframed. The specialists recommend viewing this lot before bidding.
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