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Joseph Goupy (Nevers 1693-1782 London)
Lot 141 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION 

Joseph Goupy (Nevers 1693-1782 London)

The Rape of the Sabines; and A classical hero ordering a sacrifice to Jupiter on the steps of the Temple of Minerva

Closed6 December 2012

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GBP 3,500

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Joseph Goupy (Nevers 1693-1782 London)
The Rape of the Sabines; and A classical hero ordering a sacrifice to Jupiter on the steps of the Temple of Minerva
bodycolour and gum arabic, on vellum, laid down on copper
7½ x 13¼ in. (19.1 x 33.7 cm.)
a pair (2)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 July 2005, lot 116.

Specialist note

The Rape of the Sabines is derived from Poussin's picture of the same subject, now in the Louvre (A. Blunt, The Paintings of Nicholas Poussin, London, 1966, no. 179, pl. 84).