"Loth and his daughters" featuring Gabrielle d'Estrées

Auxerre enchères, from France, sells on 1 October 2017 a "17th century school" Lot and his daughters, a relatively large canvas (108 by 138 cm) estimated at 1200 to 1500 Euro.

Neither the subject nor the artistic merits are particularly remarkable, but for one aspect: the nude daughter of Lot is most likely a portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573-1599), mistress and later fiancée of the French king Henri IV (or of course her very similar looking sister). The hair, the earring, and of course the bare breasts and the position of the upper torso and right arm, and the way the hand pinches the nipple, are also very reminiscent of the famous d'Estrées painting.

The work for sale is probably later and painted by a less able hand, but it is still fascinating to see how such an iconic work was revisited in later, unrelated works.

UPDATE: not sold.