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Nicolas Bernard Lépicié
1735-1784
Young Mother Seated, Holding her Baby in a Portable Crib on her Knees
Black, red, and white chalks, with some stumping, on light brown paper.
13 7/8 x 11 inches (352 x 279 mm)
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
1961.11
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Watermark: none.
This sheet is a study for the painting "La Bonne Mère", executed in 1774 (formerly in the Burat collection, present location unknown).
Inscription:
Signed in pen and brown ink at lower left, "Lépicié".
Provenance:
Franc̜ois Renaud, Paris (see Lugt S. 1042); anonymous sale, Paris, March 29-April 13 1779, part of lot 205 ("Une Nourrice ayant sur elle sont enfant dans une manne, & un vieillard assis tenant son chapeau; ces deux dessins sont aux troix crayons, hauteur chacun 13 pouces, largeur 10 pouces 6 lignes"); Forrain collection, Annecy, 1956; Galerie Cailleux, Paris; Matthias Komor, New York.
Associated names:
Renaud, Franc̜ois, former owner.
Komor, Mathias, 1909-1984, former owner.
Bibliography:
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 153.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Eleventh Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1961. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1961, p. 95-96.
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