Material concerning the discovery of a painting by Poussin

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/389
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1922
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 newspaper cuttings; 1 journal article

Scope and Content

Includes:

-three newspaper cuttings concerning Poussin's previously lost painting of The Funeral of Phocion and its acquisition by the Louvre, Paris

-journal article entitled 'Une acquisition nouvelle', from Le Cousin Pons, 1922, concerning the Poussin painting

4 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1911) Historical portraits and a few old pictures. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

[Available in the Paul Mellon Centre's Library, see URL below]

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