Lot 173: Attributed to Ottmar Elliger the Elder , Göteborg 1633 - 1679 Berlin Mercury tries to gain admission to Herse's chamber by bribing her sister Aglauros oil on canvas

Name: Attributed to Ottmar Elliger the Elder , Göteborg 1633 - 1679 Berlin Mercury tries to gain admission to Herse's chamber by bribing her sister Aglauros oil on canvas
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: ff846f8394

Est: £8,000 GBP - £12,000 GBP

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USApril 22, 2009

Item Overview

Description

oil on canvas

Dimensions

measurements note 49.5 by 60.5 cm.; 19 1/2 by 23 7/8 in.

Artist or Maker

Ottmar (1633) Elliger

Notes

The composition is known through several versions, for example in the Musée des Beaux-Artes, Dijon. Previously attributed to Gérard de Lairesse, the composition has recently been attributed to Ottmar Elliger II (A. Roy, Gérard de Lairesse 1640-1711, Paris 1992, p. 496, cat. no. P.R.15).

Auction Details

Old Masters & Early British Paintings

Sotheby's

April 22, 2009, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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