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Property of a Distinguished American Collector
ANTOINE FORBERA, CALLED ANTOINE FORT-BRAS (VENICE ?- C.1690 AVIGNON)
A trompe l'oeil with a drawing on blue paper, an etching of the frontispiece for 'Divers Embarquements' after Stefano della Bella, and an etching of figures with ruins in a landscape after Jean le Blond I, a quill, and a wax relief depicting Pallas, held by red ribbon on a wooden board
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ANTOINE FORBERA, CALLED ANTOINE FORT-BRAS (VENICE ?- C.1690 AVIGNON)
A trompe l'oeil with a drawing on blue paper, an etching of the frontispiece for 'Divers Embarquements' after Stefano della Bella, and an etching of figures with ruins in a landscape after Jean le Blond I, a quill, and a wax relief depicting Pallas, held by red ribbon on a wooden board
signed 'Antuon fortbras fece' (center, on the center print)
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 19 in. (36.2 x 48.3 cm.)
A trompe l'oeil with a drawing on blue paper, an etching of the frontispiece for 'Divers Embarquements' after Stefano della Bella, and an etching of figures with ruins in a landscape after Jean le Blond I, a quill, and a wax relief depicting Pallas, held by red ribbon on a wooden board
signed 'Antuon fortbras fece' (center, on the center print)
oil on canvas
14 ¼ x 19 in. (36.2 x 48.3 cm.)
Provenance
with Segoura Antiquaires, Paris, where acquired by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Taylor Alessio
Associate Vice President, Associate Specialist Head of Part II