An Allegorical Female Figure

Not on View

Medium

black and red chalks, heightened with white, on tan laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 47.7 x 38.6 cm (18 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Accession Number

1991.150.40

Artists / Makers

French 17th Century (artist)

Charles Le Brun (related artist) French, 1619 - 1690

Image Use

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Provenance

Antonio Cesare Poggi, Paris (Lugt 617); Charles-Philippe de Chennevieres, Paris (Lugt 2073); Baron Roger Portalis, Paris (Lugt 2232); Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, March 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Chennevieres-Pointel, Charles-Philippe de
O'Neal, William B., Professor
Poggi, Antonio Cesare
Portalis, Roger Baron
Seiferheld, Helene C.

Exhibition History

1971: Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond and tour, 1971-1972.

Bibliography

1971: "Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, October 15-November 21," Virginia Museum Bulletin, 32 (October 1971), 6.

1972: "In Gallery's Fall Opening: Averett to Show Drawings," The Register, Danville, VA October 14, 1972.

1972: "Master Drawings to be Displayed by Museum Traveling Exhibition," The Register, Danville, VA, October 15, 1972.

1972: "O'Neal Art on Exhibit," The Register, Danville, VA, October 16, 1972.

1993: National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 93.