Preparatory study priced in the region of €200,000, for the figure of Hercules in a tapestry, by Simon Vouet.
The 15¾ x 10¼in (40 x 26cm) drawing in black chalk with white highlights is inscribed Dorigny in pen and brown ink.
It is a preparatory study for the figure of Hercules in the tapestry Hercules spinning wool at the feet of Omphale, or Hercules and Omphale, which is part of the Amours des Dieux wall hanging at the Château of Chambord.
The drawing shown here is priced in the region of €200,000.
