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The rape of the Sabines
Details
Laurent Pécheux (Lyon 1729-1821 Turin)
The rape of the Sabines
signed and dated ‘L. Pecheux f./ R. 1776 [?]’
black chalk, point of the brush and grey wash, proprietary watermark with grapes
16¾ x 23 7/8 in. (42.5 x 60.6 cm.)
The rape of the Sabines
signed and dated ‘L. Pecheux f./ R. 1776 [?]’
black chalk, point of the brush and grey wash, proprietary watermark with grapes
16¾ x 23 7/8 in. (42.5 x 60.6 cm.)
Provenance
F. Quiring (L. 1041c, twice; recto and verso).
P. Hermann (L. 1352a), and by descent to
Bernhard Himmelheber, and by descent to the present owner.
P. Hermann (L. 1352a), and by descent to
Bernhard Himmelheber, and by descent to the present owner.
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