Paul Huet
1803-1869
Lake in Compiègne Forest
1830s
22 x 34 inches (557 x 870 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash on beige laid paper
2022.338
Gift of Karen B. Cohen.
Notes
Like Fontainebleau, Compiègne forest had served as a royal hunting ground for centuries.This early, large-scale drawing by Huet explores the motif of the lake as a mirror for the surrounding forest. Compiègne was the seat of the Orléans family, who owned a chateau there, and Huet served as the drawing master to the Duchesse dʼOrléans. Her husband, Duke Ferdinand Philippe, was a draftsman and landscape painter as well as a patron of Huet.
Watermark (Countermark): T DUP Y. Wtarmark (beta radiograph), T DUP Y 439944wm_2022_338_Huet_CM_beta.tiff
Watermark (Countermark): T DUP Y. Wtarmark (beta radiograph), T DUP Y 439944wm_2022_338_Huet_CM_beta.tiff
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Letters "T DUP Y".
Associated names
Cohen, Karen B., former owner.
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Century Drawings
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