DrawingsFrench18th century

Medal Design for the Académie de Peinture et Sculpture: ACADEMIA PICT ET SCULPT IN REGIS TUTELAM RECEPTA

1748

Artists

Edme BouchardonArtist

Description

A cherub affixes a medallic portrait of Louis XVI to a draped palm, watched by female personifications of art and sculpture.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, black chalk, and graphite with guidelines in graphite on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.8 x 23.4 cm (10 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Robert Carfrae, Scotland, sold at Glendining & Co., London, 1990. Sale, November 28, 1990, no. 320. The drawing was acquired by Robert Carfrae (1820-1900) during the 19th century, and was consigned to auction ninety years after his death. Cyril Humphris, London, purchased from Glendining & Co., 1990, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale Jan. 10, 1995, lot 64 Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 1995, sold to HUAM, 2000, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1995-2000

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