DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748–1825)., L.A.S. ‘David’, Brussels, 21 January

Letter written whilst in exile concerning the arrangements for the sale of his *Sabines* and *Leonidas at Thermopylae* to the Royal Museums [through Jean Pierre DELAHAYE, a lawyer and the painter’s trusted confidant. Indeed, Louis XVIII did not wish to purchase these paintings directly from David, who had voted for the execution of his brother, Louis XVI.]

Estimation:1.000€

Voir tous les objets deAguttesouLivres, Cartographie & Manuscrits