Lot Essay
After the painting by Charles de la Fosse now in the Prado, Madrid. Further versions can be found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum and another one sold at Christie’s King Street, 15 Nov 2001.
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BY PIERRE-FRANCOIS COZETTE, GOBELINS, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, AFTER CHARLES DE LA FOSSE
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A LOUIS XV MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY
BY PIERRE-FRANCOIS COZETTE, GOBELINS, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, AFTER CHARLES DE LA FOSSE
Depicting Argus, Acis and Galatea, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, within a picture frame border and blue outer slip, signed 'Gs COZETTE'
10 ft. 1 in. (308 cm.) high; 7 ft. 4 in. (224 cm.) wide
BY PIERRE-FRANCOIS COZETTE, GOBELINS, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, AFTER CHARLES DE LA FOSSE
Depicting Argus, Acis and Galatea, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, within a picture frame border and blue outer slip, signed 'Gs COZETTE'
10 ft. 1 in. (308 cm.) high; 7 ft. 4 in. (224 cm.) wide
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