Sbastien Leclerc (1637-1714)

The reception of Monsieur de Saint-Alon, French Ambassador, at the Court of the Sultan of Morocco, 1693

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Sbastien Leclerc (1637-1714)
The reception of Monsieur de Saint-Alon, French Ambassador, at the Court of the Sultan of Morocco, 1693
with inscription 'Le clerc' on the mount
red chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash
the building at the end of the courtyard on a separate piece of paper laid down, the outlines incised
180 x 150 mm.; and the print after the drawing (2)

Provenance

With Gosselin.

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Aubry, Dessins franais et italiens du XVIe et du XVIIe sicle, 1971, no. 62, illustrated.

Engraved

In reverse by the artist.

Lot Essay

Ismail, Sultan of Morocco (1672-1727) descended from the Filali dynasty and had a very large harem, for which he even requested a daughter of King Louis XIV. Another version of this drawing, more finished and with different figures in the background was illustrated in Maroc Tourisme, 1957 (see the photograph attached to the present lot).

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