Acontius and Cydippe before the alter of Diana

Details

Circle of Angelica Kauffmann (Graubünden 1741-1807 Rome)
Acontius and Cydippe before the alter of Diana
oil on canvas
35¾ x 28 in. (90.9 x 71.2 cm.)

Provenance

G.W.H. Bean; Christies, London, 27 March 1936, lot 16, (to Bein[?] for 4 gns.)

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Descrizione dettagliata lotto

The present work derives from the painting by Kauffmann which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771 (no. 114), entitled Accontio and Adippe, taken from Ovid, Epist. 19. The exhibited picture was subsequently engraved by I. F. Marin in 1780 and appeared at Sotheby's on 30 June 2005, lot 102, with the incorrect title Orestes and Iphigenaia at Tauris.

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