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A NEOCLASSICAL CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO SIGNED J.S BRUN (1792-1860 CIRCA). ORESTES IN FURY.
A NEOCLASSICAL CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO SIGNED J.S BRUN (1792-1860 CIRCA). ORESTES IN FURY.
First half of 19th century
26x31x7 mm
This scene, with some variations, is recordered in the Paoletti collection, inv.n°.MR27830 (see L. Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, Rome, 2012, vol.VIII.I.n°2). Behind the groundline, the signature J.S. Brun. Joseph Silvestre Brun was a French gem engraver, student of François Lemot, François Jouffroy and Nicolas Augustin Matte. Brun was awarded the First Prize of Rome medal engraving in 1817 based upon a depiction of Androcles and the lion. He also executed a silvered bronze medal in 1825 to celebrate the coronation of Charles X of France in Reims.
Provenance: U.S. private collection, acquired on the art market. This lot is sold under temporary import status.