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Michel Corneille the Younger — Atlas supporting the celestial globe with Hercules on the right
Michel Corneille the Younger

Atlas supporting the celestial globe with Hercules on the right

A classical composition depicting Atlas supporting the celestial globe with Hercules positioned to the right. Created with pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk traces, framed with partial red chalk lines.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, within partial red chalk framing lines;
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 19, 2022

Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000

Lot 105

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Michel Corneille the Younger, Atlas supporting the celestial globe with Hercules on the right

A classical composition depicting Atlas supporting the celestial globe with Hercules positioned to the right. Created with pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk traces, framed with partial red chalk lines.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, within partial red chalk framing lines;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Atlas, Gray Wash, Mythology, Framing Lines, Black Chalk, Hercules, Classical Composition

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