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Lot 47: Pope Pius IX visiting the troops of Garibaldi

Est: $4,000 USD - $6,000 USD
Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 13, 2007

Item Overview

Description

François Gabriel Guillaume Lépaulle (French, 1804-1886)
Pope Pius IX visiting the troops of Garibaldi
signed and dated 'G Lépaulle 1868' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 x 46 in. (88.9 x 116.8 cm.), unframed
Painted in 1868.

Artist or Maker

Notes

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR


In 1868 Giuseppe Garibaldi had been taken prisoner by the Papal army and held captive for a while, after he and his volunteers had marched on Rome.

Auction Details

The House Sale

by
Christie's
December 13, 2007, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US