Lot Essay
Comparable to Terwesten's drawings of the Four Continents from the Houthakker Collection, sold at Christie's, New York, 11 January 1994, lot 114, illustrated. King William III died in 1702.
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Design for an Overdoor: Allegory of King William III (?) in a medallion, flanked by a unicorn and a lion, slaves on each side, an angel blowing a horn above (recto); Sketch for a Decoration (verso)
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Attributed to Augustinus Terwesten (1649-1711)
Design for an Overdoor: Allegory of King William III (?) in a medallion, flanked by a unicorn and a lion, slaves on each side, an angel blowing a horn above (recto); Sketch for a Decoration (verso)
with calculations (verso)
black lead, pen and brown ink, brown wash, brown ink framing lines (recto), black lead (verso), watermark arms of Amsterdam
180 x 269 mm.
Design for an Overdoor: Allegory of King William III (?) in a medallion, flanked by a unicorn and a lion, slaves on each side, an angel blowing a horn above (recto); Sketch for a Decoration (verso)
with calculations (verso)
black lead, pen and brown ink, brown wash, brown ink framing lines (recto), black lead (verso), watermark arms of Amsterdam
180 x 269 mm.