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PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE, REMOVED FROM GROSVENOR SQUARE (LOTS 40-58, 417 & 550-592)
Michele Rocca (Parma ?1666-in or after 1751 ?Venice)
Bacchus and Ariadne; and Daphnis and Chloe
Details
Michele Rocca (Parma ?1666-in or after 1751 ?Venice)
Bacchus and Ariadne; and Daphnis and Chloe
oil on canvas
11 ½ x 28 ¼ in. (29.2 x 72 cm.)
(2)a pair
Bacchus and Ariadne; and Daphnis and Chloe
oil on canvas
11 ½ x 28 ¼ in. (29.2 x 72 cm.)
(2)a pair
Provenance
F. Hanbury Williams, Coldbrook Park, Monmouthshire; (†) Christie's, London, 17 March 1888, lot 15, as 'Amiconi' [sic] (7 gns. to the following),
with Agnew's, London, where probably acquired by the family of the following,
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 3 December 2014, lot 206 (£32,500), when acquired by the present owner.
with Agnew's, London, where probably acquired by the family of the following,
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 3 December 2014, lot 206 (£32,500), when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
G. Sestieri, Michele Rocca e la pittura rococò a Roma, Florence, 2004, p. 215, no. 28A, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Heim Gallery, Baroque Art for The Collector, 7 November-23 December 1969, nos. 25 and 26, as 'Jean Baptiste van Loo'.
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