Jean Pillement
1728-1808
Cottage by a Stream
8 13/16 x 12 1/4 inches (224 x 312 mm)
Red and black chalk, with watercolor, and lead white opaque watercolor, on beige paper.
III, 113d
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in black chalk, at lower right corner, "J. Pillement".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, above letters "LVG", (Strasbourg lily).
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, above letters "LVG", (Strasbourg lily).
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no 69.
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Century Drawings
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