Nicolas Lancret
1690-1743
Studies of Two Men. Verso: Sketch of a man
7 5/16 x 9 15/16 inches (186 x 252 mm)
Red chalk on cream-colored paper.
1985.11
Bequest of Mrs. Herbert N. Straus.
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Watermark: none.
Preparatory studies for the painting "Le Déjeuner de jambon", which, with its companion piece "Le Déjeuner d'huîtres" by Jean-François de Troy (1679-1752), was commissioned by Louis XV in 1735 for the dining room of the petits-appartements at Versailles. Both are now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Preparatory studies for the painting "Le Déjeuner de jambon", which, with its companion piece "Le Déjeuner d'huîtres" by Jean-François de Troy (1679-1752), was commissioned by Louis XV in 1735 for the dining room of the petits-appartements at Versailles. Both are now in the Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Associated names
Dumesnil, Pierre Defer-Henri, former owner.
Haro, H., former owner.
Burns, Walter, Mrs., former owner.
Burns, Walter, former owner.
Stralem, Casimir, former owner.
Stralem, Donald S., former owner.
Stralem, Donald S., Mrs., former owner.
Straus, Herbert N., Mrs., donor.
Haro, H., former owner.
Burns, Walter, Mrs., former owner.
Burns, Walter, former owner.
Stralem, Casimir, former owner.
Stralem, Donald S., former owner.
Stralem, Donald S., Mrs., former owner.
Straus, Herbert N., Mrs., donor.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 355-356.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 42, repr. recto (in color) and verso.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 42, repr. recto (in color) and verso.
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