Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin
1724-1780
Young Woman Standing on the Seat of a Carriage
6 1/2 x 8 15/16 inches (166 x 226 mm)
Black chalk, with black ink and wash, on paper.
1984.7
Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund 1978.
Notes
Watermark: fragment of a coat of arms surmounted by a crown within a circle.
The traditional identification of the subject as Mlle Duthé, the famous courtesan who recorded her adventures for posterity in "Mémoires secrets", is not plausible.
The traditional identification of the subject as Mlle Duthé, the famous courtesan who recorded her adventures for posterity in "Mémoires secrets", is not plausible.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso at lower center in graphite, "dessin J.(?) S. Aubin acheté à [illegible]".
Associated names
Pichon, Jérôme, baron, 1812-1896, former owner.
Pannier, Henri, former owner.
Helleu, Paul, 1859-1927, former owner.
Koenigs, Franz, former owner.
Boerlage-Koenigs, former owner.
Boerlage-Koenigs, Mrs., former owner.
Pannier, Henri, former owner.
Helleu, Paul, 1859-1927, former owner.
Koenigs, Franz, former owner.
Boerlage-Koenigs, former owner.
Boerlage-Koenigs, Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 377.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 65.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no.63, repr.
Denison, Cara D., with Stephanie Wiles and Ruth S. Kraemer. Fantasy and Reality : Drawings from the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Collection. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1995, no. 13, repr.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 65.
Denison, Cara D. French Master Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1993, no.63, repr.
Denison, Cara D., with Stephanie Wiles and Ruth S. Kraemer. Fantasy and Reality : Drawings from the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Collection. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1995, no. 13, repr.
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Century Drawings
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