NEW YORK, NY.- On 7 December 2010 in London, Christie’s will offer a masterpiece from one of the most celebrated groups of paintings in European history. Ordination by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) will highlight the Old Masters and 19th Century Art Evening Sale where it will be presented for sale for the first time in over 225 years by the Trustees of the Belvoir Estate. It is expected to realise £15 million to £20 million. Richard Knight, International Co-Head of Old Masters and 19th Century Art at Christie’s, said: “We are honoured to have been entrusted with the sale of Nicolas Poussin’s ‘Ordination’. One of the Sacraments, ‘Ordination’ formed part of the set of seven, a commission to Poussin by one of Rome’s most celebrated collectors. The pictures, for which there was no iconographical precedent, became a prize coveted by Popes and Kings. Poussin is without question one of the greatest of all French painters wh