Old Master Drawings
Old Master Drawings
Property from the Collection of David and Louise Carter
Esprit Grandjean
Allegorical scene of Monarchs, including Louis XIII of France, celebrating the accession to the Duchy of Savoy of Charles Emmanuel II, Prince of Piedmont, in 1638
Auction Closed
January 27, 05:29 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of David and Louise Carter
Esprit Grandjean
active 1642 - 1655
Allegorical scene of Monarchs, including Louis XIII of France, celebrating the accession to the Duchy of Savoy of Charles Emmanuel II, Prince of Piedmont, in 1638
Pen and gray ink and wash over traces of black chalk, indented for transfer;
bears old inscription and attribution in brown ink, verso: allegorie sur La minoritéde Louis XIII / ph. de champagne invt fecit
348 by 472 mm; 13 ¾ by 18 ⅝ in
by inheritance at Northwick Park,
to Capt. E.G. Spencer-Churchill,
sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 November 1920, lot 244 (as Philippe de Champaigne)