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Nicolas Poussin, after, 17th - 18th century

Cephalus and Aurora. Unsigned. Bears signature f. Poussin. Oil on canvas. 114.5×155 cm.

The original by Poussin from c. 1624–25 is in the Worsley Collection, Hovingham Hall, York.

Aurora, goddess of dawn, fell in love with the mortal Cephalus and tried to seduce him. He thought only of his wife Procris and rejected her. The motif is from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Book Seven).

Condition

Retouches. Minor crackles and minimal peelings. Several larger repairs / patches on the reverse. In need of a light surface cleaning.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings, 9 June 2020

Category
Estimate

30,000–40,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold