François Lemoyne
1688-1737
Daphnis Standing Before the Sleeping Chloe
8 3/4 x 10 15/16 inches (222 x 263 mm)
Black and white chalk, on blue paper; drawing mounted overall to secondary support.
III, 92
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through secondary support.
This drawing is on the same mat as Acc. No. III, 92a. Both sheets are preparatory works for two oval pendant paintings that Lemoyne executed in 1721 (now in a private collection).
This drawing is on the same mat as Acc. No. III, 92a. Both sheets are preparatory works for two oval pendant paintings that Lemoyne executed in 1721 (now in a private collection).
Associated names
Gersaint, E. F. (Edme-François), -1750, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 92, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 43 (along with III, 92a).
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 43 (along with III, 92a).
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