Lot Essay
In a Louis XIV carved giltwood frame, the corners and centers with anthemia flanked by panels of c-scrolls, foliage and flowers.
.jpg?w=1)
The Death of Adonis
Details
Jean-Baptiste Nattier* (1678-1726)
The Death of Adonis
signed and dated 'Nattier l'Aine 1718(?)'
oil on shaped canvas made up to a rectangle
34 x 41in. (87.6 x 106cm.)
The Death of Adonis
signed and dated 'Nattier l'Aine 1718(?)'
oil on shaped canvas made up to a rectangle
34 x 41in. (87.6 x 106cm.)
Provenance
Louis Mante; sale, Htel Drouot, Paris, 17-18 December 1956, lot 200.
Anon. Sale, Couturier et Nicolay, Htel Drouot, Paris, 26 June 1981, lot 20.
Anon. Sale, Couturier et Nicolay, Htel Drouot, Paris, 26 June 1981, lot 20.