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This upcoming sale features an exceptional group of European portrait miniatures from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Drawn largely from the collection of Alejandro “Alex” de Quesada, Jr., the catalog also includes works by Cuban-American artists, Civil War–related art, and an eclectic range of decorative antiques. Highlights extend to contemporary jewelry, Montblanc fountain pens, and select works from the Jim Crain Collection, including a signed Ansel Adams photograph of "Half Dome" in Yosemite National Park
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Lot 138

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

Estimate: $250 - $500
Starting Bid
$100

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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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[Art, Folk Art, Military Art, Etching, Engraving, Lithographs, Prints, Ephemera]

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