Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Augustin (1759-1832)

Portrait of Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, wearing a fur hat

细节

Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Augustin (1759-1832)
Portrait of Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon, wearing a fur hat
black and white chalk, watermark scallop shell
246 x 197 mm.

来源

Madame de Saint-Palais, with inscription 'Portrait of Vivant Denon par J.J. Augustin esquisse du grand crayon chez Henri signé et daté 1808' on the former backing

拍品专文

A preparatory study for a drawing still belonging to a descendant of the artist.
Augustin drew Baron Vivant-Denon eight times in 1808, when he was director of the new Museum. Augustin exhibited these portraits at the Salon in 1810 and 1812.