Lot 15 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Aeneas helping Dido from her horse - a sketch
Sir Peter Paul Rubens · oil on panel, laid down on panel
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- Estimate
- £2,000,000–£3,000,000 hammer ≈ $2,644,294–$3,966,442
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 30 June 2026
- Dimensions
- 17 7⁄8 x 23 ¾ in. (45.4 x 60.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3065387
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3065387 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3065387
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Aeneas helping Dido from her horse - a sketch. Christie's, 30 Jun 2026, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065387.
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Aeneas helping Dido from her horse - a sketch. Christie's, 30 Jun 2026, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065387.
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