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Lot 227 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture

Penelope weeping over Ulysses's bow

Angelica Kauffman · oil on copper

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Estimate
£8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,929–$16,393
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 2 July 2025
Dimensions
10 ¼ x 8 1⁄8 in. (26.1 x 20.6 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3148513
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Angelica Kauffman, Penelope weeping over Ulysses's bow. Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148513.

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From the same sale Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture · Jul 2025

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A male saint, possibly a deacon FRENCH, LATE 14TH OR EARLY 15TH CENTURY £4,000–£6,000
The Lamentation AMBROSIUS BENSON (LOMBARDY C. 1495-1550 BRUGES) AND WORKSHOP £20,000–£30,000
Saint Bartholomew PROBABLY EAST NETHERLANDISH, LATE 15TH OR EARLY 16TH CENTURY £15,000–£25,000
The Conversion of Saint Paul PIERO BONACCORSI, CALLED PERINO DEL VAGA (FLORENCE 1501-1547 ROME) £80,000–£120,000
Portrait of a young boy, thought to be Ralph Delaval (1622-1691), ful… ANGLO-DUTCH SCHOOL, 1623-25 £60,000–£80,000
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Angelica Kauffman Calypso lamenting the departure of Ulysses $67,033 Christie's, Dec 2024
Angelica Kauffman Jupiter disguised as Diana with Callisto, seated on a rock i Christie's, Jun 2006
Angelica Kauffman Cleopatra before Augustus. Circa 1805–06. Koller, Sep 2024
Angelica Kauffman fortitude; prudence; justice Sotheby's, Jun 2007
Angelica Kauffman [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Apr 2020
Angelica Kauffman Dido at the funeral pyre calling on the gods. Koller, Sep 2022
Angelica Kauffman Portrait of Anne Stewart, née Dashwood, Countess of Galloway Christie's, May 2025
Angelica Kauffman Portrait of Elizabeth Kerr, née Fortescue, Marchioness of Lo Bonhams, Jul 2018

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