A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Property of a Gentleman of Title
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
A double-sided page of studies: Recto: A satyress reaching for a herm of Pan, after the antique; Verso: A decapitated fallen soldier
Auction Closed
July 7, 10:53 AM GMT
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman of Title
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
A double-sided page of studies: Recto: A satyress reaching for a herm of Pan, after the antique; Verso: A decapitated fallen soldier
Pen and brown ink;
inscribed, recto, top centre: Satira, and verso: Danielis Volterranus Optima Figura & x modello
183 by 134 mm
Possibly André-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), Paris;
Etienne Claude Desperet (1804-1865), Paris (L.721);
Private collection, France
Etienne Claude Desperet (1804-1865), Paris (L.721);
Private collection, France