Lot Essay
This composition shows Christopher Columbus being received by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella after his return to Spain. He undertook three journeys across the Atalantic, between 1492 and 1504.
The reception of Christopher Columbus by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain in Barcelona
Details
Joseph-Nicolas Robert Fleury (Cologne, 1797-1890 Paris)
The reception of Christopher Columbus by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain in Barcelona
signed and dated 'Robert Fleury 1846'
pencil, pen and grey ink, watercolour, gum arabic
11 x 17½ in. (28 x 44.4 cm.)
The reception of Christopher Columbus by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain in Barcelona
signed and dated 'Robert Fleury 1846'
pencil, pen and grey ink, watercolour, gum arabic
11 x 17½ in. (28 x 44.4 cm.)
Provenance
Originally part of an album given by the Orléans family in 1846 as a wedding present to Marie-Louise Fernande de Bourbon (Madrid 1832-1897 Sevilla), duchesse de Montpensier;
Her daughter Isabelle d'Orléans;
Amélie, Queen of Portugal, and by descent to the Comte and Comtesse de Paris.
Her daughter Isabelle d'Orléans;
Amélie, Queen of Portugal, and by descent to the Comte and Comtesse de Paris.
Special notice
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Brought to you by
Sebastian Goetz
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