Henri Pierre Danloux

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Henri Pierre Danloux

1753-1809

Portrait of a Young Woman in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

1783

Black chalk, with smudging, on laid paper. Adhered to decorative oval mount, 10 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches (273 x 237 mm)

8 7/16 x 7 1/16 inches (213 x 180 mm), oval

Purchased on the Fellows Capital Fund.

1967.17

Notes:

Watermark: none visible through mount.
The identity of the sitter is thought to be Marie-Antoinette de Saint-Redan, who was to become the artist's wife four years after this charming 1783 likeness was made.

Inscription:

Signed and dated in black chalk at right, "P h. Dx / 1783".

Provenance:

Unknown collector, A R D (Lugt 172); Galerie Cailleux, Paris

Bibliography:

Adams, Frederick B., Jr., ed. Fifteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1967 & 1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 124.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 140.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 87.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 89, repr.

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