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Carl August Ehrensvärd

(Sweden, 1745-1800)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 230 EUR
1 850 - 2 310 USD
Hammer price
44 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
+46 (0)709 17 99 93
Carl August Ehrensvärd
(Sweden, 1745-1800)

Diana and Aktaion

Black crayon, ink wash. Paper 24.4 x 30.3 cm. Contemporary mounting on paper with frame lines in black ink and gold; marked ”XLIV EMn” and with an owner mark (strike through) and dated 1852 in brown ink on verso.

Provenance

Probably Elias Martins (1739-1818) collection
Thereafter private finnish collection until 2014.

More information

The motif is described in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book III.