HENRI FÉLIX PHILIPPOTEAUX (Paris 1815 - 1884) STUDY FOR "THE DEFENSE OF MAZAGRAN Black pencil, blur and white chalk highlights on beige paper Some foxing Provenance : stamp of the sale of the studio in the lower right corner Our study is a preparation for the painting entitled "the defense of Mazagran, from the 2nd to the 6th of February 1840" kept in the museum of the castle of Versailles (mv6885,inv.7197) that he presented at the Salon in 1842 Study for "The Defence of Mazagran", black pencil, stump and white chalk highlights over beige paper 8 1/4 X 12 IN. 21 x 30,50 CM - 8,3 x 12 IN

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