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Entourage de Jean-Antoine Julien, dit Julien de Parme
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Jean-Antoine Julien, dit Julien de Parme
- Achille condamné à céder son esclave Briséis à Agamemnon
- Encre noire, lavis de brun et réhauts de gouache blanche
Provenance
Acquit par le père des actuels propriétaires en 1962 à Rome.
Condition
The drawing is overall in a quite satisfactory state of conservation. It has a faded blue-green mount. There are freckles all over the surface, particularly in the middle, between the two women standing up, behind the soldier and on Achilles drapery but they do not hinder the reading of the drawing. There is a water stain in the lower left corner, and two very slight folds, one in the upper left corner and one in the upper aera, in the middle. To the bare eye, there is no retouching visible.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Nous savons que Julien de Parme à traité ce sujet qui est l'ouverture du livre de l'Iliade d'Homère. Il parle d'ailleurs de la commande dans l'une de ses lettres adressée au peintre André-Corneille Lens où il écrit:" Mr Le Duc de Nivernais, amateur et homme de lettre, m'a ordonné un grand tableau dont le sujet sera Achille à qui on enlève Briséis". Cette lettre en date du 5 octobre 1773 à été publiée par P. Rosenberg (voir: Une correspondance de Julien de Parme in Archives de l'Art Français, Tome XXVI, 1984, p.220). En l'état actuel des connaissances nous n'avons pas de photographie de ce tableau aussi il est difficile de savoir si notre dessin est une reprise de cette composition.