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THB19th C. French Hand-Colored Litho Story of Mazeppa
Lot 158
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Engraved by Alexandre Vincent Sixdeniers (French, 1795-1846) and printed by A. Colin, a hand-colored lithograph depicting the story of Mazeppa, made popular by Lord Byron in Europe's romantic era from 1819 onward. In this dramatic scene, the young page Mazeppa is being bound naked to a wild horse, a form of punishment for his sin of adultery with the wife of a Palatine count. This shocking depiction of human struggle and torture is reminiscent of Romantic master Eugene Delacroix's "The Death of Sardanapalus" (1827 and 1844). Set in a gilt antique frame that is a work of art in its own right. Size: 14.25" W x 11.125" H (36.2 cm x 28.3 cm); 26.75" W x 23.75" H (67.9 cm x 60.3 cm) including margins and framing
Kathryn Calley Galitz of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of European Paintings describes how Romantic artists were fascinated with how the wild animal kingdom could serve as a metaphor for human behavior, "Lord Byron’s 1819 tale of Mazeppa tied to a wild horse captivated Romantic artists from Delacroix to Theodore Chasseriau, who exploited the violence and passion inherent in the story. Similarly, Horace Vernet, who exhibited two scenes from Mazeppa in the Salon of 1827 (both Musee Calvet, Avignon), also painted the riderless horse race that marked the end of the Roman Carnival, which he witnessed during his 1820 visit to Rome. His oil sketch (87.15.47) captures the frenetic energy of the spectacle, just before the start of the race. Images of wild, unbridled animals evoked primal states that stirred the Romantic imagination." (Kathryn Calley Galitz, "Romanticism" The MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, October 2004)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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#149430This work has not been examined outside the frame. It appears to show slight toning, a few areas of foxing, a tear to the right margin, and a small stain to the lower right just beneath the image in the margin. Some age wear with chips and pressure fissures to the frame, but otherwise the frame is in very good condition as well.Condition
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