Sculptural ornament on the Pavillion de Flore, Palais des Tuileries, Paris
Maker
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (artist)
1827-1875
1827-1875
Title
Sculptural ornament on the Pavillion de Flore, Palais des Tuileries, Paris
Date of Production
(11 May) 1866
Medium
pen and dark brown ink on wove paper ruled with light brown ink
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4265
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Ernest Chesnau (1833-1890); Galerie de Bayser (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, hand of Ernest Chesneau: "Croquis de Carpeaux pour / Son pavillon de Flore / fait chez moi en causant le vendredi / 11 mai 1866 / EC //"; lower left edge, graphite: "Signé par Ernest Chesneau-".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, hand of Ernest Chesneau: "Croquis de Carpeaux pour / Son pavillon de Flore / fait chez moi en causant le vendredi / 11 mai 1866 / EC //"; lower left edge, graphite: "Signé par Ernest Chesneau-".
Collector's mark: none.
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