The Adoration of the Magi Type:unstretched canvas X-ray analysis shows that the

X-ray analysis shows that the composition was changed several times

A frequently quoted account by the French art theorist and early owner of the work

based in Utrecht

22 January 1898 (lot 88) records a traditional identification of the sitter as Lady Anne Walpole (1733-97)

The Adoration of the Magi Type:unstretched canvas X-ray analysis shows that theThis is a 17th century copy of Poussin's 'Adoration of the Magi' in the Gemldegalerie, Dresden, signed and dated 1633. Its spatial construction, as well as the arrangement of the figures, is inspired by Raphael's fresco of the same subject in the Vatican Logge and shows the influence of Annibale Carracci and Domenichino. This marked an important turn in Poussin's style: a step away from the earlier influence of Titian and the sensuous colouring of the