Leda and a swan
Owned by the Louvre MNR 274; listed a second time in Van der Doort, p.190, no 13 along with the date 1634; exchanged 1634 for a Domenico Fetti Vision of St Peter, a Mantua piece now in Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (from a note on the back of the Fetti). Measurements of Fesch/Louvre Leda and the Swan unconfirmed: 118 x 97 or 113 x 94.5 (?).
A Veronese studio version with relevant measurements (116.8 x 96.5) sold Sotheby's New York on May 28, 1999 (Lot #26), now Dr. Stefanie Gilbert collection USA.
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 190, № 13
Paulo Veronese
Leda with Jupiter in the shape of a white Swan
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Provenance:
Duke of Buckingham / Duchess
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
exchanged
Notes:
acquired though exchange with the Duke of Buckingham for a Mantua picture, Fetti, St Peter's Vision in his Sleep, which was given by the King to the Duchess, who gave the Veronese in return, 1634
Location:
Room description extended:
[Dated at the top (acquired?)] 16 December 1639 [struck through]
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 192
Project notes:
listed above, see WS 59, no 98 for more detail
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51