Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

1758-1823

"Le Cruel rit des pleurs qu'il fait verser"

Black chalk, lead white chalk on blue paper; incised for transfer.

9 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches (236 x 317 mm)

Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.

1956.1

Notes:

Watermark: none visible through lining.

Inscription:

Inscribed on mat, "P. P. Prud'hon invt fecit l'an deux de La Republique".

Provenance:

Constantin; Brun-Neergaard; his sale, 29 August 1814, no. 309; Hauteroche; his sale, 28 January 1828, no. 186; Prud'hon fils; his sale, 17 December 1829, no. 109; Thévenin; his sale, 27 January 1851, no. 88; anonymous sale, 23 December 1853, no. 62; anonymous sale, Paris, 16 February 1881; Férol; anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 24 July 1914, no. 3; Comte de Lariboisière; Morris; Mme Hochon, Paris; Germain Seligmann.

Associated names:

Constantin, former owner.
Brun-Neergaard, former owner.
Hauteroche, former owner.
Thévenin, former owner.
Férol, former owner.
Lariboisière, Comte de, former owner.
Morris, former owner.
Hochon, Mme., former owner.
Seligmann, Germain, former owner.

Bibliography:

Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Seventh Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957, p. 81-82.
Treasures from the Pierpont Morgan Library : Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957, no. 107.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 162.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 92, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 91, repr.

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