Lot 49 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Hercules and Omphale with nymphs on a staircase leading to a fountain: Design for a compartment
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli · black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, squared in black chalk
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,059–$12,088
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, London · 3 July 2007
- Dimensions
- 14 5/8 x 15 5/8 in. (370 x 396 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5542579
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5542579 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5542579
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Hercules and Omphale with nymphs on a staircase leading to a fountain: Design for a compartment. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542579.
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Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, Hercules and Omphale with nymphs on a staircase leading to a fountain: Design for a compartment. Christie's, 3 Jul 2007, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5542579.
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