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Berlin Juwelier

Mid-18th Century

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia. After 1757

Painting „en grisaille des Émails“. 6 cm x 12,3 cm (with frame 13 cm x 19 cm) (2 ⅜ in. x 4 ⅞ in. (with frame 5 ⅛ in. x 7 ½ in.)).
This picture shows the following artwork: Berlin Juwelier. The Sacrifice of Iphigenia. After 1757.

Estimate:

EUR 2,000

 

- 3,000

USD 2,720

 

- 4,080

Sold for:

3,125 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 215-221

ORANGERIE. Selected Objects, Thursday, 28.11.2013

Information

Painting „en grisaille des Émails“. 6 cm x 12,3 cm (with frame 13 cm x 19 cm) (2 ⅜ in. x 4 ⅞ in. (with frame 5 ⅛ in. x 7 ½ in.)). On the reverse, the remains of the inscription: Van Loo. Framed

Executed after the painting by Charles-André Van Loo (1705–1765) „Le sacrifice d’Iphigenie“, 1757 (Paris Salon October 1757, no. 6/165). Acquired 1757 by King Friedrich II of Prussia, today Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Neues Palais, inv. no. GKI5230

Related literature: Anne Claude Philippe Tubierès de Caylus: Description d’un tableau représentant le Sacrifice d’Iphigenie, peint par M. Carle-Vanlo, Paris 1757.