Live Auction 10713Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
French School, circa 1600
Lot 75

French School, circa 1600

A unicorn surrounded by animals, two men standing on the right

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 21,250

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French School, circa 1600
A unicorn surrounded by animals, two men standing on the right
pen and brown ink, watercolour, traces of a watermark
8 1/8 x 21 3/8 in. (20.6 x 54.8 cm.)

C.R. Rudolf; Sotheby's, London, 21 May 1963, lot 45 (as attributed to Jean Duvet).

Specialist note

This drawing, perhaps symbolizing the triumph of chastity over lechery, has been attributed to Duvet by Dr. I.Q. van Regteren Altena. It may be compared with an engraving by Duvet, A King Pursued by a Unicorn, (Bartsch 40).