Lot Essay
There are several autograph and studio versions of the present composition for which the prime version is in the Muse de Montpelier. These include a modello by Lauri offered at Habsburg Feldman, New York, July 3, 1988, lot 172, and a signed and dated version of 1674, sold at Sotheby's, London, July 8, 1987, lot 235. A further version is at Burghley House, England.