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Xerxes decorating a plane tree (Herodotus, Histories, VII, 31)
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1599-1661
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Width: 36 cm
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Exhibition History
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Literature
pp. 5-19
fig. 1
Sutherland Harris, Ann, Andrea Sacchi: complete edition of the paintings with a critical catalogue, Oxford 1977
under no. 85
pl. 168
identified as 'Romulus decorating the Sacred Oak' from Titus Livius's 'Ab urbe condita'
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink (written before the addition of the framing lines because they run underneath): “Andrea Sacci”. Verso: upper centre, black ink: “NO”; upper right, graphite: “B”; centre, brown ink, first name crossed out, Jabach’s hand: “Andre’ Houche / Sachi / [paraph repeated twice]”; lower centre, graphite: “Andre’ Sarchi” [sic]; lower left, brown ink, abraded: “dre’ houche”; lower right corner, graphite: “#1 / Open”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: arrow pointing up toward the artist’s name on the drawing.
Collector's mark: Verso: centre, brown ink: Everhard Jabach (L.2959).
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