Lot 23
23
Jacques-Félix Duban*(French, 1797-1871)

The Courtyard of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Details
Jacques-Félix Duban*(French, 1797-1871)
The Courtyard of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
with inscription 'Cour de l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts' on the mount; black lead, pen and black ink, brown and blue wash on light brown paper
5 7/8 x 12 3/8in. (150 x 314mm.); and two drawings by Alexandre Lenoir of the Cour Carrée at the Louvre and the Maison Carrée at Nîmes and two other drawings by Duban (5)
Provenance
From an album assembled by Madame Jacques-Félix Duban (1797-1871) born Debret, to her nephew, Paul Duvivier de Streel, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

Jacques-Félix Duban was the brother-in-law of François Debret. He won the Prix de Rome in 1823 and spent five years in Italy. It was on the recommendation of Delaroche that Duban received the commission from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to design its new wings. He oversaw the restoration of Sainte Chapelle in Paris and the Château de Blois. Duban also worked at the Louvre.