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An Allegory of Love (?): Twelve noblewomen seated in a garden, each holding an arrow
Details
Circle of Claude Deruet (Nancy c. 1588-1660)
An Allegory of Love (?): Twelve noblewomen seated in a garden, each holding an arrow
oil on canvas
28 x 44 in. (71.1 x 111.8 cm.)
An Allegory of Love (?): Twelve noblewomen seated in a garden, each holding an arrow
oil on canvas
28 x 44 in. (71.1 x 111.8 cm.)
Provenance
Sir Charles Waldstein, subsequently Walston (1856-1927), Newton Hall, Newton, Cambridge, by whom acquired in circa 1900, as Charles and Henri Beaubrun, of the cour d'amour of Marie de' Medici, and by family inheritance through his son
Henry Walston, 1st Baron Walston (1912-1991).
Henry Walston, 1st Baron Walston (1912-1991).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Sale room notice
We are very grateful to Jan van Helmont for informing us that this picture represents the Ursulines de Nancy; the arrows that they hold represent the traditional attribute of Saint Ursula.