Lot 35 · Old Master Drawings
a: the emperor julianb: the contest between reason and passion
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,033–$6,049
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, London · 4 July 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3657919
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Prospero Fontana, a: the emperor julianb: the contest between reason and passion. Sotheby's, 4 Jul 2007, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3657919.
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Prospero Fontana, a: the emperor julianb: the contest between reason and passion. Sotheby's, 4 Jul 2007, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3657919.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | Jan De Bisschop | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Landscape with buildings by trees | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Christ crowned with thorns | François Boucher | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| the madonna and child, with a bishop saint and saint roch | Orazio De Ferrari | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Travellers resting | Francesco Casanova | £3,000–£3,500 | |
| Merry Company under an Arbour | The Elder Jordaens Jacob | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospero Fontana | A) The Emperor Julian | B) The contest between Reason and Pa | $10,219 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Prospero Fontana | Phaeton receiving the chariot of the sun from his father Apo | Christie's, Jul 2001 | ||
| François Boucher | A peasant girl carrying a basket | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | design for a spandrel with two male nudes | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | The boudoir | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of San Giorgio Maggiore with the Giudecca and | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | recto: design for a frieze with nereids, tritons and putti;v | Sotheby's, Jan 2013 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | Two music-making angels | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.