FRANCOIS PASCAL SIMON GERARD, DIT BARON GERARD 1770 – Rome – 1837 – Paris Orpheus Holding Eurydice (The Georgics, Canto IV) Pen and wash of India ink and bistre ink, watercolour and whit gouahce 210 x 155 mm. Circa 1791. Provenance: Firmin Didot (1764–1836), his sale 1810 or (1814?); Charles Rollin (numismatist); by descent, the…
FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ VINCENT 1746 – Paris – 1816 Head of a Woman in Profile Facing Right Black chalk, red chalk, and white chalk highlights. 528 x 430 mm. Signed lower right: Vincent. 1780 Provenance: Private collection, France. Our sheet, recently rediscovered, is an important addition to the graphic work of François-André Vincent. Kept in…
JEAN-ETIENNE LIOTARD (1702 – Geneva – 1789) Young Woman in a Hat Graphite, black and red pencil. 20 x 12.40 cm. Around 1750 Origin: Mrs. Jacques Nadal, sister of the painter; Jean–Antoine Nadal; Mrs. Marc Marcet, born Nadal; Mrs. Pierre Prévost, née Marcet; Guillaume Prévost–Cayla–De la Rive; Mrs. Charles Pictet, née Prévost; Guillaume–Aloïs…
(1684 – Valenciennes – 1721 – Nogent-sure-Marne) Standing Man in Persian Costume Seen from Behind Red chalk on cream antique laid paper. 322 x 133 mm. Inscriptions: In brown ink on verso of mount, bottom left: Watteau. Provenance: General de la Villestreux (his ex libris on verso of old frame); A. Danlos in February…
JEAN-PIERRE HOÜEL (1761 – La Bassée – 1845 – Paris) Neptune’s Grotto in Tivoli Gouache and watercolor in ink: 755 x 530 mm. Inscription on bottom in ink: General view of Neptune’s Grotto at Tivoli, 6 leagues from Rome, made in 1771. Signed on the right: made by J.P. Houel / A Tivoli in 1771 This…
GUSTAVE DORÉ (1832 – Strasbourg – 1883 – Paris) The Raven of Death Pencil, pen, ink and wash enhanced with white gouache: 520 x 355 mm. Signed in ink: G Doré Watermark: J Whatman / 1879 Engraved (print in the National Library) Provenance: Private collection, United States.
JEAN-HONORE FRAGONARD (1732 – Grasse – Paris – 1806) View of an Italian Park Bistre wash on black chalk: 355 x 465 mm. 72 x 84 cn. framed. Executed circa 1775 – 1780. Origin: Paris, private collection; Didier Aaron & Cie Gallery; Private collection. Exhibition: Fragonard, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 24 September…
LOUIS LEOPOLD BOILLY (1761 – La Bassée – 1845 – Paris) The Terror Black chalk, stump and white chalk highlights Brown Watermarked Paper Courtalin 587 x 428 mm Around 1795 Provenance: Munich, Franz von Lenbach (1836–1904) collection, then his descendants.
FRANÇOIS – JOSEPH NAVEZ (1787 – Charleroi – 1869 – Brussels) Aumône d’une Frascatane Oil on canvas 116 x 137 cm Signed and dated: F.J. NAVEZ. / ROMA.1821. Provenance : From 1822 Steengracht collection; private collection Germany Exhibitions: Brussels, 1821, exhibition organized by Auguste De Hemptinne. Bibliography: Louis–Joseph Alvin, François–Joseph Navez, sa vie, ses…
TITIAN (TIZIANO VECELLIO) (c.1488/90 – Pieve di Cadore – 1576 – Venice) Portrait of Alfonso d’Avalos, Marchese del Vasto, in Armor with a Page Oil on canvas 110 x 80 cm. 140.3 x 115.3 cm framed. Verso: upper left, white rectangular label, printed in black: “Réunion des musées nationaux Paris / LE SIECLE DE TITIEN…
