A seated woman with a feathered hat and holding a fan, seen in profile

Details

Baron Dominique Vivant-Denon (Givry 1747-1826 Paris)
A seated woman with a feathered hat and holding a fan, seen in profile
with inscription 'Denon' (on the old mount)
black chalk, pen and brown ink
5 5/8 x 3¼ in. (14.3 x 8.1 cm.); and A sculpture of a woman, after the Antique, by Jean-Baptiste Wicar (Lille 1762-1832 Rome)
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Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 July 1989, lot 150.
with W.M Brady, New York (with his label on the verso of the frame), where purchased by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The drawing of a seated woman was part of a group of drawings assembled in the 19th century by a member of the immediate entourage of Baron Vivant-Denon until is was sold and dispersed in 1989 (see provenance). The group possibly was intended as a memorial to Vivant-Denon's achievements and his large circle of acquaintances.

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