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French School
18th century
Group of five figures
Pen and wash on paper.
5 5/16 x 4 3/8 inches (142 x 111 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
I, 289
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This drawing is possibly by Hubert Robert (1733-1808).
Provenance:
Forest collection; his sale, Paris?, 1 December 1860, no. 33 (according to Ananoff); Dr. Evans, Paris; Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
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Forest, former owner.
Evans, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Robert, Hubert, 1733-1808, Possible attribution.
Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806, Formerly attributed to.
Bibliography:
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 289, repr.(as Fragonard).
Alexandre Ananoff, "L'Oeuvre dessiné de Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1732-1806", 4 vols., Paris, 1970, II, no. 786.
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