François Lemoyne
1688-1737
The Meeting of Daphnis and Chloe
8 3/4 x 10 15/16 inches (222 x 263 mm)
Black chalk, with white chalk, on blue paper; drawing completely mounted down to secondary support.
III, 92a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
This drawing is on the same mat as Acc. No. III, 92. Both sheets are preparatory works for two oval pendant paintings that Lemoyne executed in 1721 (now in a private collection).
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: none visible through secondary support.
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
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 43 (along with III, 92).
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