Nicolas de Poilly (1675-1747)

Christ visited by Angels (recto); Angels flying with a Basket (verso)

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Nicolas de Poilly (1675-1747)
Christ visited by Angels (recto); Angels flying with a Basket (verso)
black and white (recto) chalk, pen and blue ink (verso), blue wash (verso) heightened with white (verso) on blue paper
300 x 507 mm.

Lot Essay

Related to the lost picture painted by Poilly for the refectory of the Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris. An annotated drawing related to that composition was sold in Paris, 28 May 1993, lot 250, illustrated.

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