Cupid beating a satyr tied to a tree

Details

Michel Corneille the Younger (Paris 1642-1708)
Cupid beating a satyr tied to a tree
red chalk, pen and brown ink
7 1/8 x 10 ¼ in. (18.1 x 26 cm.)

Provenance

T. Blayds (L. 416a, previously unidentified).
Lord Overstone and by descent.

Sale Room Notice

Please note this lot will now be offered not subject to a reserve.

Lot Essay

Another drawing, with some differences and in pen and black ink, grey wash, is at the Louvre (inv. 25508).
For two other drawings by Corneille from the Blayds collection, see Christie's, London, 3 July 2007, lots 1-2.

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