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THE ORIGINAL, ON CANVAS, 702 X 394 CM, HAS BEEN IN THE LOUVRE SINCE 1802 (R. FORSYTH MILLEN & R.E. WOLF, HEROIC DEEDS AND MYSTIC FIGURES, A NEW READING OF RUBENS' LIFE OF MARIA DE' MEDICI, 1989, PP.138-154, PLATE 43). IT WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1622 BY MARIA DE' MEDICI AS A PART OF THE DECORATIVE SCHEME FOR THE MEDICI GALLERY IN THE PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG, PARIS. SEE ALSO THE NOTE TO THE PREVIOUS LOT.