Thetis attended by Nereids (recto)

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Pierre Brébiette (Mantes-la-Jolie 1598-1650 Paris)
Thetis attended by Nereids (recto)
an alternative study of the composition and the interior of a cupola in red chalk, and a nude figure in black chalk (verso)
red chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white (slightly oxidized) on light brown paper, the lower left corner made up
6 x 8 5/8 in. (153 x 219 mm.)

Engraved

In reverse by the artist, 1625 (Le Blanc 102, Weigert 92).

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Lot Essay

A study in reverse for the print of Thetis attended by Nereids engraved by Brébiette in Rome in 1625, J. Thuillier, 'Pierre Brébiette dessinateur', Hommage au dessin, Rimini, 1996, p. 283, note 43, fig. 20. Jacques Thuillier points to the probable influence of Brébiette's prints, particularly the one for which the present drawing is preparatory, on the young Poussin, who arrived in Rome in 1624. J. Thuiller, op. cit., p. 283. Brébiette went to Italy in 1617 and returned to France in 1625.
Drawings by Brébiette were sold at Christie's New York, 30 January 2001, lot 110 and Christie's London, 10 July 2001, lot 93.

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