Recto: Four studies of a striding man with outstretched arms [Achilles]; Verso: Study of two men embracing and a study of a hand holding a shaft
Early 19th century
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard (French, 1770–1837)
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.4 x 17.6 cm (9 3/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Accession Number
2000.560
Medium or Technique
Graphite pencil on laid paper
Not On View
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Classifications
A study for Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus. The figures on the verso may be the embracing young men described in the Caen version.
Markings
PDP Watermark Type: Fortuna
Provenance
Henri Gérard, nephew of the artist; Comte Foy, husband of Henri Gérard's grand-niece; Comtesse Foy (the actress Elvira Popesco); Jill Newhouse, New York; Sotheby's, New York, Sale 7424, 26 January 2000, unsold; purchased after sale by MFA, March 2000.
Credit Line
George Peabody Gardner Fund