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Lot 207

An English Classical tapestry of Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes in his barrel,Possibly...

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Lot 207

An English Classical tapestry of Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes in his barrel,
Possibly...

Price Realised: £6,560

Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 207

Description

An English Classical tapestry of Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes in his barrel,
Possibly Soho, 18th century, after designs by Salvator Rosa,
Diogenes sits by his barrel gesturing to Alexander and his soldiers, a group of togate philosophers approach to the right, set within an Arcadian landscape with architectural ruins, lacking borders, approx. 210 x 424cm 

Provenance: Christie’s, London, 5 July 1973, lot 135;
                     The Collection of Sir David Evans-Bevan.

 

Note: The meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes is the last in a series of scenes from Mortlake's Life of Diogenes, manufactured during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Several examples survive, including in the Royal Collection (RCIN 27903). The present tapestry shows the composition in reverse, and the designer has lengthened the scene by adding a group of philosophers to the right, which does not feature in the known Mortlake examples. A Soho mythological tapestry depicting a similar scene of Alexander visiting Diogenes after an etching by Salvator Rosa was sold Christie’s, London, 2 May 2002, lot 241. 

 

 

 

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