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The Infant Bacchus Entrusted to the Nymphs of Nysa; The Death of Echo and Narcissus
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Painted for Jacques Stella 1657 sold; by Stella family before 1693. Jean Neyret de la Ravoye before 1701. Possibly Paul and André Vérani de Varenne by 1713. Philippe duc d'Orléans by descent; to Louis-Philippe called Philippe Egalité 1723 sold; to Walkuers (with the Orléans Collection) 1790 sold; to Laborde of Méréville 1790 sold; to the Bridgewater-Carlisle-Stafford syndicate bought by Bryan 1798 sold; to John Willett Willett December 1798 sold [through his sale London June 2 1813 lot 124 (bought in)]; by Pinney. Chevalier Sébastian Erard Paris 1824 sold [through Christie and Manson London June 22 1833 lot 35]; to Shayer. Montcalm Gallery of Pictures Montpellier sold [through Christie and Manson London May 5 1849 lot 137] sold; to Wiggins. Adrian Hope sold; [through Christie Manson and Woods London June 30 1894 lot 55]; to Sir A. Hayter by descent (?); to Lord Haversham (son-in-law of Adrian Hope) by descent; to Lady Haversham sold [through Christie's London April 20 1923 lot 75]; to [Durlacher Brothers London] sold; to Samuel Sachs New York July 1923 by descent; to Mrs. Samuel Sachs gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1942
Notes
[1] The picture was put up for sale by Erard at Henry Paris August 7 1832 as lot 192 but the lot was bought in.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Mrs. Samuel Sachs in memory of her husband Samuel Sachs
Title: The Infant Bacchus Entrusted to the Nymphs of Nysa; The Death of Echo and Narcissus
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