Clément Pierre Marillier
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Clément Pierre Marillier
1740-1808
Still Life With a Manuscript Entitled "Alcoran"
Pen and ink with sepia wash over graphite, on paper.
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (90 x 90 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
2003.23:6
Notes:
One of a set of six drawings by Marillier for vignettes to illustrate an unidentified publication.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing for a vignette shows a still life consisting of a vase, carved wooden stand, oil lamp, seated statuette, manuscript of the "Alcoran", and a small cage of fowls.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
Reproduced in: The art of the French illustrated book, 1700 to 1914 / Gordon N. Ray. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1982, p. 86.
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