Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 11th August 2021
Lot 390
Pierre Berchet (French 1659-1719/20)
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £850
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Description
Pierre Berchet (French 1659-1719/20)
Design for a frontispiece depicting Apollo, a muse and putti with musical instruments
Signed Berchet in (lower right)
Pen and ink with grey wash
26.8 x 19.7cm; 10½ x 7¾in
Provenance:
From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)
Literature:
John Eccles, A Collection of Songs For One, Two and Three Voices...(John Walsh, 1704), frontispiece;
George Frederick Handel, Apollo's Feast (J.Walsh and J.Hare, 1726), frontispiece
Engraved:
Hendrick Hulsbergh