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c1730s Armide irritee du depart de Renaud [Engraving] Charles Nicolas Cochin

Sold for $40 at Britannic Auctions on Jun 25, 2022.

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Lot description

Large engraving, "Armide irritée du départ de Renaud, qu'elle aimoit, fait détruire son palais", a scene from Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata", in which the Maga Armida, abandoned by Rinaldo, orders demons to destroy his enchanted palace before launching herself in pursuit of her beloved. By Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1688-1754), circa 1730s. Dated on the basis of an article that appeared in the same year on "Le Mercure" announcing the publication of the engraving. Measures 22" x 16 1/2".

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