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Lot 135

[ART] Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy "Testement D'Eudamidas," Etching

Estimate: $250 - $500

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Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy (French, 1724-1811), after Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)

Testament D'Eudamidas

1762, later state

Etching on paper

Visible 13 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in., matted and framed to 19 1/4 in. x 16 1/2 in. 

Le Blanc, Vol. II, no. 2, p.599

 

The Testament of Eudamidas, from Lucian’s Toxaris [Friendship], after Poussin. The Corinthian Eudamidas lies on his deathbed while a man seated beside him records the dictation of his will, and another figure stands at his side. At the foot of the bed, an elderly woman and a young woman mourn. A coat of arms appears in the lower margin. Finished proof with lettering.

 

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