(1665 – 1742) Pheasant Gouache and gold on vellum 330 x 460 mm Signed “Aubriet”, and inscribed 5′ lower right Provenance : Warren Howell, 1968 Gaston d’Orléans, the brother of King Louis XIII, an enthusiastic botanist, established a botanic garden at Blois where many rare plants were grown. The director of the gardens is thought…
(1817 Eschviller – Paris 1893) Thalie Watercolor over lead pencil 530 x 370 mm Signed : Ad.e Yvon A history painter well known for his paintings of battles, and particularly for those that took place during the Second Empire, Such as The Battle of Malakoff (Versailles), and The Battle of Solférino (Château de Compiègne), Yvon began his career at the Beaux-Arts, in…
(1715 Paris 1790) Léon freeing Roger from prison Red chalk over a red chalk counterproof 207 x 145 mm Titled, signed and dated : C.N. Cochin filius, delin, 1773 1773 Illustration for: Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, 1775-83, canto 45 Son of the engravers Charles-Nicolas Cochin I and Louise-Magdelaine Hortemels (1688-1767), Cochin le Jeune became his parents’ pupil.…
(1743 Bruges – Rome 1807) View of the aqueduct of Néron Sanguine 450 x 323 mm Around 1774 Bibliography : Sophie Join-Lambert and Anne Leclair, Joseph-Benoît Suvée, 1743 – 1807, un artiste entre Bruges, Rome et Paris, 2017, p. 302, n° D.181. A painter of portraits and history paintings, Suvée studied at the Academy of Bruges…
(1727 Venise 1804) A Cleric, Probably a Benedictine Monk Pen and ink and wash on paper Signed : Dom Tiepolo f. but the signature has been partly scratched 270 x 165 mm c. 1751-54, or possibly later Stamp of the Marquis C. de Valori (1820-1883; Lugt 2500) Probably sold by his widow after his death through a…
