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Achille Devéria
1800-1857
Athalie
1827?
Brown and black ink with brown wash, touched with white, on paper.
image: 4 1/2 x 3 7/16 inches (115 x 87 mm); on sheet: 9 11/16 x 7 inches (246 x 179 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2070
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Drawing by Deveria for an illustration for act II, scene 5, of an unidentified edition of Racine's drama "Athalie".
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In pencil at lower left, below drawing, "Deveria 1827"; caption beneath in pencil reads, "Athalie. Deux fois mes tristes yeux se sont vu retracer Ce même enfant toujours tout prêt à me percer."
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows Athalie in the throes of her dream, lying asleep across her bed, with the figure of a child brandishing a dagger suspended above her.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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