LOUIS JEAN FRANÇOIS LAGRENÉE (French, 1725-1805). Galatee se jouant sur les eaux avec plusiers Tritones, circa 1755-57 a... (Total: 2 Items)

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LOUIS JEAN FRANÇOIS LAGRENÉE (French, 1725-1805)
Galatee se jouant sur les eaux avec plusiers Tritones, circa 1755-57 and Dianne surprise au Bain par Acteon, circa 1755-57
Pen and brown ink with wash
7 x 8-1/4 inches each (17.8 x 21.0 cm)
Signed lower right and lower left respectively: De Lagrenée and De Lagrenée f.
Inscribed beneath each image, respectively: Galatee se jouant sur les eaux avec plus.Tritones and Dianne surprise au Bain par Acteon, elle le change en Cerf

PROVENANCE:
Mme. Montmartel, 1755-57;
C. T. and Theodore Rousseau.

EXHIBITED:
Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, April 2-May 7, 1978 (both).

RELATED LITERATURE:
Etat des tableaux fait par Monsieur Lagrenée depuis son retour de Rome, manuscript by Lagrenée, published by Edmond de Goncourt, L'Art: Lagrenée, vol. IV, 1877, pp. 25-26, 136-141, 255-260, no. 34;
Marc Sandoz, Les Lagrenée: Louis, Jean, François, 1983, p.168, cat. no. 25, under paintings outside of the Salon dating 1755-1757, preparatory drawing illustrated, pl. XLIII.

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