Nicolas Bertin* (1668-1736)

The Death of Adonis

Details
Nicolas Bertin* (1668-1736)
The Death of Adonis
oil on copper--circular
21in. (52cm.) diameter
Provenance
with Gladwell Brothers, London.
Mr. Wilson, Norwich, from whom purchased by
Mr. Nix in 1897 (according to an old label adhered to the backing board).

Lot Essay

The present work can be dated circa 1700-10 by comparison with the Stoning of Saint Stephen, in the Muse de l'Htel Sandelin, Saint-Omer, and with the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, whose present location is unknown (see T. Lefranois, Nicolas Bertin, 1981, pp. 103-4 and 120-1, nos. 6 and 33 respectively).