Lot Essay
The present picture is a copy of the original by Rubens in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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Saint Ambrose and the Emperor Theodosius
Details
After Peter Paul Rubens
Saint Ambrose and the Emperor Theodosius
oil on paper laid down on canvas, unframed
17½ x 14¾ in. (44.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Saint Ambrose and the Emperor Theodosius
oil on paper laid down on canvas, unframed
17½ x 14¾ in. (44.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Provenance
Sir Archibald Campbell of Succoth, 2nd Bart. Garscube, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.
Sir George Ilay Campbell of Succoth, 6th Bart, by descent; sale Christie's, London, 19 July 1946, lot 66, as attributed to Rubens.
Sir George Ilay Campbell of Succoth, 6th Bart, by descent; sale Christie's, London, 19 July 1946, lot 66, as attributed to Rubens.
Literature
G.F. Waagen, Treasures of Art in Great Britain, London, 1854, vol. III, p. 293, as school of Rubens.
E. McGrath, Rubens: Subjects from History, London, 1997, vol. II, p. 298, no. 55.
E. McGrath, Rubens: Subjects from History, London, 1997, vol. II, p. 298, no. 55.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.