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Jean Pillement
1728-1808
Cottage by a Stream
Red and black chalk, with watercolor, and lead white opaque watercolor, on beige paper.
8 13/16 x 12 1/4 inches (224 x 312 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
III, 113d
Inscription:
Signed in black chalk, at lower right corner, "J. Pillement".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, above letters "LVG", (Strasbourg lily).
Provenance:
Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
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Associated names:
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography:
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no 69.
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