Lot 153: GASTON-THÉODORE MÉLINGUE

signed and dated Gaston Mélingue 1896 (lower left)

71 1/4 by 52 3/4 in.<br>181 by 134.5 cm

oil on canvas

SOLD ON BEHALF OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE IN ORDER TO BENEFIT ITS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

This scence takes place in the southern end of the Galerie des Glaces, just in front of the passage leading to the Salon de la Paix. The ceiling painting depicts Charles Lebrun's La Hollande accepte la paix et se d étache de l'Allemagne et de l'Espangne, the last painting in his series of works that symbolize the achievements of Louis XV.