Léon BENOUVILLE (Paris 1815-1891) Study for "La colère d'Achille" (The Wrath of Achilles) Black stone, shading and white chalk highlights Height 54.8 cm; Width: 34.3 cm Our drawing is a preparation for the painting by Léon Benouville in the Musée Fabre, Montpellier, dated 1847 (see MM. Aubrun, Léon Benouville , catalog raisonné, éditions Sylvain Chiffoleau, Nantes, 1981, fig. 47, p. 86, rep.). Provenance : Benouville workshop stamp lower left (L. 228c) Former Chennenières collection, stamped lower left (L. 2073) EXPERT: Cabinet de BAYSER

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