Attributed to Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain

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1715-1759,

Apollo in Glory

18th century

Pen and brown ink and wash, opaque lead white watercolor, over graphite, on blue paper faded to beige.

9 11/16 x 7 13/16 inches (247 x 198 mm)

Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman.

1986.53

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Watermark: none visible through lining.

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Watermark: none visible through lining.

Provenance:

Unidentified collector, monogram HL within a heart; Kate de Rothschild, London.

Associated names:

De Rothschild, Kate, former owner.
Wrightsman, Jayne, donor.

Bibliography:

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 357.

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