Constantin Guys (1805-1892)

A Courtier putting a Cape on another

Details

Constantin Guys (1805-1892)
A Courtier putting a Cape on another
pen and brown ink, ink gall damages
218 x 151 mm.; and a drawings by Guys of figures at a ball, and two respectively with and black and brown apron (4)

Provenance

(1) Dr. Thomas C. Girtin.
(1) Mme Briden.
(1) Comte Louis de Kermangaut.
(1) With Wolfgang Werner, Bremen, Guys and Lautrec, 1985, no. 4.

Lot Essay

The drawing probably dates from the 1840s, when Guys was giving French and drawing lessons to Dr. Girtin's two grandchildren children. During these lessons, Guys showed that he was an obsessive draughtsman since while he was teaching he could not stop drawing. Lots 328, 336 and 345 also share the same provenance.

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