VLEUGHELS Nicolas (School of) - Lot 127

VLEUGHELS Nicolas (School of) Paris 1668 - Rome 1737 Achilles, disguised as a woman, recognized by Ulysses for his taste for weapons among the daughters of Lycomedes (Ovid, Metamorphoses, XIII, v.162 amp; ff). Oil on canvas (Restorations). On the reverse, two circular red wax stamps, probably collector's stamps with an inscription (accidents and missing parts). H. 155 - W. 200 cm Louis XVI-style wood and gilded stucco frame with a string of pearls (minor damage). Related to the counterpart composition by Nicolas Vleughels, "Achille reconnue" (Achilles recognized) (1716) engraved by Louis Surugue (1718) (Cf. Bernard Hercenberg, Nicolas Vleughels, Peintre et Directeur de l'Académie de France à Rome; n°47, pp.71 amp; 72 - Paris 1976). Expertise Patrice Dubois