Jean-Antoine Constantin
1756-1844
A Shepherd Departing the Ruins of the Forum
14 13/16 x 19 13/16 inches (376 x 503 mm)
Pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk on laid paper.
2017.38
Thaw Collection.
Notes
Formerly paired with a drawing now in a French Private Collection: View of Raphael's House from the Villa Medici, Pen and brown ink, and wash over graphite, 9 13/16 x 7 1/4 inches (250 x 184 mm), Signed and dated, Michallon 1818 Rome.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in double circle.
Watermark (countermark): "AMG SERAFINI FABRIANO inside scrollwork shield.
Watermark (countermark): "AMG SERAFINI FABRIANO inside scrollwork shield.
Associated names
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 57, repr.
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