French school (XVIII) - Allégorie de la Justice Prudence
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Allégorie de la Justice Prudence, gouache on paper from France, period 1900–1910, original edition, unsigned, restoration required, dimensions 39 × 29.5 cm.
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Description:
Original antique allegorical drawing from the late 18th century, circa 1780-1800, technique grisaille, bistre wash and highlights in white gouache on wove paper, oval shape with a brown-painted surround and gilded edging. Neoclassical allegorical subject: central seated woman Prudence at the mirror, on the left Justice with a sword, on the right woman with the balance Truth, putto with a shield, dragon suppressing serpents, an angel in flight above with two laurel crowns.
Paper dimensions approximately 28 x 22 cm sight; the oval about 24 x 18 cm.
Back stamp: Collection Pieces Docteur J.D. Gleize 396 in violet ink, number 396 handwritten.
Condition: Drawing in its original state, deteriorated as is common for its age, with paper loss at the top, cracking, foxing stains, creases, traces of old yellowed tape on the back and along the edge on the front, fragile borders and tears. Sold as is for restoration, no restoration attempted, as found behind a modern frame by P.J. Poitevin.
Provenance: private collection Herault Le Pouget, found at a flea market in the South of France, comes from the former Dr J.D. Gleize collection of the 19th century.
Despite its condition, a very beautiful rare witness to neoclassical allegorical drawing of the late 18th century, a unique object with a collection stamp.
Description:
Original antique allegorical drawing from the late 18th century, circa 1780-1800, technique grisaille, bistre wash and highlights in white gouache on wove paper, oval shape with a brown-painted surround and gilded edging. Neoclassical allegorical subject: central seated woman Prudence at the mirror, on the left Justice with a sword, on the right woman with the balance Truth, putto with a shield, dragon suppressing serpents, an angel in flight above with two laurel crowns.
Paper dimensions approximately 28 x 22 cm sight; the oval about 24 x 18 cm.
Back stamp: Collection Pieces Docteur J.D. Gleize 396 in violet ink, number 396 handwritten.
Condition: Drawing in its original state, deteriorated as is common for its age, with paper loss at the top, cracking, foxing stains, creases, traces of old yellowed tape on the back and along the edge on the front, fragile borders and tears. Sold as is for restoration, no restoration attempted, as found behind a modern frame by P.J. Poitevin.
Provenance: private collection Herault Le Pouget, found at a flea market in the South of France, comes from the former Dr J.D. Gleize collection of the 19th century.
Despite its condition, a very beautiful rare witness to neoclassical allegorical drawing of the late 18th century, a unique object with a collection stamp.
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Edition
Original
Artist
French school (XVIII)
Title of artwork
Allégorie de la Justice Prudence
Technique
Gouache
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Needs restoration
Height
39 cm
Width
29.5 cm
Weight
10 g
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Style
Classical
Period
1900-1910
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