Gravelot's design is preparatory for an engraved frontispiece to Chant XVIII of Voltaire's “La Pucelle d'Orléans” (Genève : Cramer, 1762; facing p. 311). The scene depicts the death of La Trémoille and Dorothée, with the distressed young knight standing beside the dead body of Dorothée and throwing himself on his sword, while a second knight stands watching aghast on the left; a chapel appears in the background at left. See also 1968.15:28, 1968.15:34, and 1968.15:35 for additional preparatory drawings by Gravelot for the same publication.
Fourquevaux, Joseph de Beccarie de Pavie, marquis de, 1762-1841, former owner.
Bocher, Emmanuel, 1835-1919, former owner.
Olry-Roederer, Léon, 1869-1932, former owner.
Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952, former owner.
Fleming, John F. (John Francis), 1910-1987, former owner.
Kraemer, Ruth S. "Drawings by Gravelot in the Morgan Library." Master drawings, XX (Spring 1982), p. 9, no. 16.