DANIEL MAROT (Paris, 1663-La Haye, 1752)

STAGE COSTUME: THE KING OF TRESPASS AND THE KING OF PICTURE Watercolor ink drawing on paper Signed "Daniel Marot fecit" Florence fleur-de-lis watermark Louis XIV period gilt oak frame 22.5 x 36 cm (with frame: 35 x 48 cm) Provenance Former Sylvain Durand collection (1923-2018) Private collection, Paris Daniel Marot, son of the architect Jean Marot (1619-1679), depicted here the stage costumes of three characters. One can recognize by their accessories the king of clubs on the left, the king of spades on the right. This may be a design for an entertainment featuring Alexander (king of clubs) and King David (king of spades). Daniel Marot had indeed become famous in the field of comedies that were a bit buffoonish and even satyric, like a certain Harlequinade, a drawing of which is kept in the Louvre. A Protestant, he emigrated to the Low Countries in 1685 where he developed the Marot style in the taste of what was then done at the court of Louis XIV. Our drawing evokes the art of Jean I Bérain (1640-1711), an artist-decorator for the King's Household, from whom many drawings of theatre and opera costumes are preserved. Our drawing is framed in a beautiful gilded oak frame from the Louis XIV period, which has been restored to its original size. Further information from the collector can be accessed by QR Code in the PDF.