DAVID Louis.
Sale of the painting of the coronation of Napoleon. Paris, Paul Che…

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DAVID Louis. Sale of the painting of the coronation of Napoleon. Paris, Paul Chevallier commissaire-priseur and Georges Sortais, peintre-expert, 1898; 2 bifolios held together by a silk ribbon. Very rare prospectus announcing the sale of Davis's painting, offered at Georges Petit's gallery, rue de Sèze, Paris, on May 31, 1898. This painting, a duplicate of the original, is now conserved at the Château de Versailles. This painting, begun in 1808, was completed in Brussels, where David had taken refuge, in 1822 - A very rare document, in the form of 2 double-folded folios (4 pp.), one printed, the other with a reproduction of the painting.

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DAVID, Jacques-Louis. Decret de la Convention Nationale, Du 29 mars 1793... relatif au don fait par David, d'un tableau representant Michel Lepelletier sur son lit de mort.Saint-Jean-d'Angély, J.B. Josserand, 1793 4to. 244x198 mm. 4 pages. Good state of preservation. Rare plate, important source of art history. Les Derniers Moments de Michel Lepeletier is a painter's homage to the revolutionary assassinated for voting for the death of King Louis XVI. The painting forms with The Death of Marat a diptych that was installed in the meeting room of the National Convention. Removed in 1795 and entrusted to the artist, who kept it until his death in Brussels, the painting was sold by his family to the revolutionary's daughter, Louise Suzanne de Mortefontaine. After this sale the painting disappeared, the most likely hypothesis being that it was destroyed by the daughter who wanted to make her father's revolutionary past disappear by destroying the painting and the engravings that were made from it. The painting is evidenced only by a drawing by Anatole Desvosge and a print by Tardieu that partially escaped destruction. The plaque also contains David's speech to the National Convention, March 29, 1793, in which he explains the painting's significance. 4to. 244x198 mm. 4 pp. Good condition. Rare booklet, an important source of art history. Les Derniers Moments by Michel Lepeletier is a tribute by the painter to the revolutionary assassinated for having voted for the death of King Louis XVI. The painting forms a diptych with The Death of Marat which was installed in the meeting room of the National Conference. Removed in 1795 and entrusted to the artist, who kept it until his death in Brussels, the painting was sold by his family to the revolutionary's daughter, Louise Suzanne de Mortefontaine. After this sale the painting disappeared, the most probable hypothesis is that it was destroyed by her daughter who wanted to make her father's revolutionary past disappear by destroying the painting and the engravings that had been made from it. The painting is evidenced only by a drawing by Anatole Desvosge and a print by Tardieu which partially escaped destruction.The booklet also contains David's speech to the National Convention, March 29, 1793, in which he explains the significance of the painting.

Estim. 30 - 40 EUR

Early 20th century work, Sacred Heart of Jesus" reliquary painting in blackened wood frame. 28 x 22 cm (accidents).

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A flat desk in natural wood - Napoleon III period SALE BY DESIGNATION LOCATED IN ETAMPES (91)

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

DAVID WEBB, A VIRGO ZODIAC PENDANT NECKLACE the pendant designed as the head of the virgin, the Virgo glyph to the reverse, suspended from a trace chain, signed David Webb, stamped 18K, pendant 3.0cm, chain 47.0cm, 17.8g. Current retail price: £3,904.

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