Late 19th century French school, after Jean-Joseph Ansiaux (Liège 1764 - 1840 Paris) Louis XIII presents Nicolas Poussin with the patent of first painter to the King Oil on canvas 80 x 110 cm. Based on the monumental painting produced in 1817 and exhibited at the Salon, now in Bordeaux (260 x 307 cm; Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. Bx E 67). Lot sold by designation Expert : Pierre-Antoine Martenet

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