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Roman School, 17th Century
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Roman School, 17th Century

An Arcadian landscape with Mercury and Argus

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Roman School, 17th Century
An Arcadian landscape with Mercury and Argus
oil on canvas
56 x 77¾ in. (142.3 x 197.5 cm.)

(Possibly) 'A large landscape and figures' by Dughet, acquired from M. de Piles in Paris, 1742, for John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, and by descent at Woburn, until sold by Trustees of the Bedford Estates.

Note du spécialiste

For the 4th Duke of Bedford's purchase of large pictures for all the state rooms of Woburn, which was reconstructed for him by Henry Flitcroft, see F. Russell, 'The Pictures of John, Fourth Duke of Bedford', Apollo, June 1988, pp. 401-6.