Lot 443
  • 443

After Nicolas Poussin

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • After Nicolas Poussin
  • Eliézer offrant un Bracelet à Rebecca; Diogène jetant son Écuelle; and Phocion ayant ét mis à mort
  • one engraving and two etchings with engraving, by Gilles Rousselet, Étienne Baudet and after Étienne Baudet respectively 
  • the smallest sheet: 50 by 69.5cm., 19 5/8 by 27 3/8 in.; the largest sheet: 77.7 by 59.6cm., 23 1/2 by 30 5/8 in.

Literature

Le Blanc, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, Paris, 1856, vol. 3, cf. no. 2, vol. 1, no. 107 and cf. no. 110 respectively

Condition

Eliézer offrant un Bracelet à Rebecca, with mount-staining and skinning in the margins and verso, framed. Diogène jetant son Écuelle the sheet glued to the backboard, with mount-staining, a central vertical fold broken at the upper and lower sheet edges, short tears in the margins, framed. Phocion ayant ét mis à mort, the sheet glued to the backboard at sheet edges, mount-staining, a repaired area in the upper right margin, and some restoration to the text below, framed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."