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Lot 6: Giulio Campi (Cremona 1502-1573) A young warrior seated among pieces of armour and sculpture; Two prisoners... traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white (occasionally oxidized), squared in black chalk for transfer 6 x

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 02, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Giulio Campi (Cremona 1502-1573)
A young warrior seated among pieces of armour and sculpture; Two prisoners seated among pieces of armour; and Fame seated among pieces of armour
with numbers '6', '7' and '8' (on the old mounts)
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white (occasionally oxidized), squared in black chalk for transfer
6 x 5 3/8 in. (15.3 x 13.4 cm); 5 7/8 x 4½ in. (14.9 x 11.3 cm); 6¼ x 5 3/8 in. (16 x 13.6 cm)
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Artist or Maker

Provenance

Maximiliaen Labbé (died 1675), Mechelen.
King Philip V of Spain (1683-1746).
Possibly Orléans Collection.
Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford (1717-1797), London and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham; London, Robins, 8 June 1842, part of lot 1262 ('A folio containing upwards of 100 drawings [...]', bought by Tiffin).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 November 1966, lots 77-79 (as Polidoro da Caravaggio).

Auction Details

Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

by
Christie's
July 02, 2019, 01:00 PM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK