Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Cottage by a Stream

Jean Pillement
1728-1808

Cottage by a Stream

8 13/16 x 12 1/4 inches (224 x 312 mm)
Red and black chalk, with watercolor, and white opaque watercolor, on paper.
III, 113d

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in black chalk, at lower right corner, "J. Pillement".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, above letters "LVG", (Strasbourg lily).
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no 69.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department