Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
1758-1823
"Le Cruel rit des pleurs qu'il fait verser"
9 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches (236 x 317 mm)
Black and white chalk on blue paper; incised for transfer.
1956.1
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on mat, "P. P. Prud'hon invt fecit l'an deux de La Republique".
Associated names
Constantin, former owner.
Brun-Neergaard, former owner.
Hauteroche, former owner.
Thévenin, former owner.
Férol, former owner.
Lariboisière, Comte de, former owner.
Morris, former owner.
Hochon, Mme., former owner.
Seligmann, Germain, former owner.
Brun-Neergaard, former owner.
Hauteroche, former owner.
Thévenin, former owner.
Férol, former owner.
Lariboisière, Comte de, former owner.
Morris, former owner.
Hochon, Mme., former owner.
Seligmann, Germain, former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Seventh Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957, p. 81-82.
Treasures from the Pierpont Morgan Library : Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957, no. 107.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 162.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 92, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 91, repr.
Treasures from the Pierpont Morgan Library : Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1957, no. 107.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 162.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 92, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no. 91, repr.
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