Clément Pierre Marillier
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Clément Pierre Marillier
1740-1808
Serpent at the base of an altar
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.
2003.23:2
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 shows a stricken serpent coiled around the base of an altar billowing smoke, with an open copy of Holbach's Système de la nature at its tail and lightening depicted in the background.
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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