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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Study of the Soldier Holding the Crown of Thorns

Victor François Eloi Biennourry
1823-1893

Study of the Soldier Holding the Crown of Thorns

12 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches
Colored chalks, squared, on paper.
2004.17

Gift of John M. Thayer in honor of Charles Eliot Pierce, Jr.

Notes
Biennourry was a history and portrait painter who won the Prix de Rome in 1842. The drawing is a study for the chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul, Church of St. Severin, Paris (according to the inscription, presumably in the artist's hand).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and inscribed as titled.
Associated names
Bailey, Harry, former owner.
Thayer, John M. (John MacLane), 1944-2004, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department