Carlo Maratta (Italian, 1625-1713) and Gaspard Dughet (Italian, 1615-1675), Diana at her bath surpri

Carlo Maratta (Italian, 1625-1713) and Gaspard Dughet (Italian, 1615-1675) With several of the figures by Giuseppe Paseri (Italian, 1654-1714), according to Dr. Alessandro Aggresti (on the basis of digital image) Diana at her bath surprised by Actaeon Oil on canvas Provenance: Palazzo Santini, Lucca (by repute); Sale: Langford's, London, 8 March 1776, lot 63 (as Francesco Albani,, Nymphs bathing), where sold for 13 guineas; Ramsay Richard Reinagle, R.A. (1775-1862), London; His sale, Christie's, London, 14 June 1825, lot 76 (Francesco Albano & Gaspar Poussin, The Bath of Diana, Calisto escaping: a capital production of these renowned artists. From the Palace Santona [sic] at Lucca), where bought in, n.b. numbered Lot 72 in the first edition of the catalogue; His sale, Christie's, London, 22 May 1826, lot 98 (Francesco Albano & Gaspard Poussin, The Bath of Diana, the Nymphs are finely drawn, painted and coloured), where bought in; His sale, Christie's, London, 17 June 1830, lot 204 (Francesco Albano & Gaspard Poussin, The Bath of Diana; a rich and beautiful composition, of chaste yet brilliant effect), seemingly sold to 'Chapman', for £52-10; Ramsay Richard Reinagle, Edward Foster, London, 6 May 1831, lot 73, where acquired by Joseph Robins, London, for £29-8; His sale, Christie's, London, 22 February 1834, lot 75 (Francesco Albano, Diana and nymphs at the bath, disturbed by Actaeon, in a romantic cavern), where bought in; His sale, William Henry Hoard, London, 8 May 1835, lot 16 The present work is due to be published by Dr. Alessandro Agresti later this year as a rediscovered collaborative painting by Carlo Maratta and Gaspard Dugout, two of the leading Roman painters of the Baroque period, whose work together is well-documented, but by the both of whom only one painting is know today, the 'Landscape with the Union of Dido and Aeneas' in the National Gallery, London (NG95).  The present subject was treated on several occasions by Maratta and his workshop, though this is the only known example of one involving Dughet. The 'prime' version is now in the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth House.  Dimensions: (Canvas) 30 in. (H) x 37.75 in. (W)