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JEAN-BAPTISTE MARIE
PIERRE
1714 Paris 1789 |
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Five male heads of different
ages as »têtes d’expression« |
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Burnt red chalk, edging
lines in grey ink, on thin hand-made paper, 203 x 314 mm. Probably
transferred to stiff hand-made paper as early as the 18th century, 204
x 337 mm.
Condition: well-preserved.
Many thanks to François Borne (London) for the attribution.
Pierre was a pupil of Charles-Joseph Natoires (1700 – 1777) and a
scholarship holder in Rome from 1735 – 1740. Thanks to the patronage
of Madame de Pompadour, Pierre was involved in important decorative
schemes at, among others, the Palais Royal and the Palace of
Fontainebleau.
Literature on Pierre:
Olivier Aaron, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, 1714-1789, Cahiers du
Dessin Français no9, Galerie de Bayser, Paris; Ars Libri, Boston, 1993
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