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A fragment of French early 19th Century scenic wallpaper, manufacturer unknown
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A fragment of French early 19th Century scenic wallpaper, manufacturer unknown

Orpheus and Eurydice

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A fragment of French early 19th Century scenic wallpaper, manufacturer unknown
Orpheus and Eurydice
Gouache on joined sheets of paper laid down on panel
25½ x 42 in. (64.6 x 106.5 cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

This fragment depicts the blissful union of the ill-fated lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice (Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book X, 1-65). Pursued by a son of Apollo, Eurydice was killed by a poisonous snake. Disconsolate, Orpheus followed her to the Underworld where, by the playing of his lyre, he softened the heart of Hades who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. In his anxiety he turned to look at her, and she was lost to him forever.