Lot 130
Lot 130
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
ALONSO CANO (GRANADA 1601-1667)

The infant Christ sleeping

Price Realised GBP 15,000
Estimate
GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
ALONSO CANO (GRANADA 1601-1667)

The infant Christ sleeping

Price Realised GBP 15,000
Price Realised GBP 15,000
  • Details
Details
ALONSO CANO (GRANADA 1601-1667)
The infant Christ sleeping
oil on canvas
2978 x 36 in. (76 x 91.4 cm.)
inscribed 'ECO DORMIO ECOR MEV VIC' (on the banderole, lower right)
Provenance
King Louis Philippe I of France (1773-1850), The Spanish Gallery, Louvre, Paris, by 1838; his sale (†), Christie's, London, 6 May 1853, lot 54, 23 gns. to,
J. C. W. Sawbridge-Erle-Drax; Christie's, London, 10 May 1935, lot 79, as 'Cano', where unsold.
Literature
Notice des tableaux de la Galerie espagnole exposés dans les salles du Musée Royal au Louvre, Paris, Impremerie du Crapelet, 1838, p. 10, no. 17.
J. Baticle and C. Marinas, La Galerie espagnole de Louis-Philippe au Louvre, 1838-1848, Paris, 1981, p. 40, no. 17.
Special notice
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