Portrait of the Artist with His Younger Brother, Augustin Saint-Aubin, 1771

Not on View

Medium

graphite and black crayon on laid paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 27.7 x 19.5 cm (10 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund

Accession Number

1968.18.15

Artists / Makers

Anonymous Artist (artist)

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (related artist) French, 1724 - 1780

Image Use

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Inscription

falsely signed and dated, lower right: G d SA / 1771; across bottom: J'ai dit a mon frere qu'il a fort bien fait de suivre les / conseills de son maistre

Provenance

William H. Schab Gallery, New York; NGA purchase in 1968.

Associated Names

Schab Gallery, Inc., William H.

Bibliography

1965: Ananoff, Alexandre. "Attributions et identifications nouvelles de quelques dessins de François Boucher et de Gabriel de Saint-Aubin." Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français. Année 1965. Paris, 1966: 172-174, pl. XVI (opp. p. 172).

1968: Great Old Master Prints & Drawings 1500-1800 from Distinguished Collections, William H. Schab Gallery, New York, n.d. (Catalogue 42 [1968]): 148, no. 169.