Two of the Three Graces, from San Giovanni Laterano
1775/80
Artist, French, 1748 - 1825
Artwork overview
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Medium
black ink and gray wash over graphite on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 14.4 x 18.9 cm (5 11/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
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Accession
1998.105.1.ff
Associated Artworks
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Roman Album No. 4: Italian Landscapes and Antiquities
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1775
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Women at an Altar
Jacques-Louis David
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme. David (sale, Paris, 11 March 1835, under no. 16); purchased by one of David's pupils, Mlle. X (name obliterated);[1] by descent in her family; (Bruno de Bayser, Paris); purchased 1998 by NGA.
[1] According to inscription on flyleaf.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across bottom in black ink: la dernière chose de ce genre de croquis faite a Rome en 1780 le 17 juillet et jetais parti le 18./; lower left: paraphes of E.D. and J.D.; by later hand, on album page at right in graphite: Dernier dessin / fait à Rome / la veille de / son depart-- / le 18 Juillet 80
Wikidata ID
Q64580173