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La Mandragore

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French School
18th century

La Mandragore

9 1/16 x 7 1/16 inches (230 x 180 mm)
Red chalk on paper.
1986.2134

Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.

Notes
Drawing evidently illustrating a scene from La Fontaine's poem "La Mandragore."
Watermark: none.
Summary

Drawing shows the interior of a bedroom where a woman (Lucretia) lies naked in bed as her lover (Callimachus), who stands blindfolded in his nightshirt at right, gropes his way to the bed with the assistance of second man (Ligurio).

Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department