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107 - [DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748–1825), French Neoclassical painter]. Manuscript on parchment. Paris, at the Louvre, August 23, 1783. Approximately 49.2 x 69.4 cm.An exceptional diploma certifying Jacques-Louis DAVID’s admission to the Academy of Painting. “Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, established by letters patent verified in Parliament, under the direct protection of His Majesty. To all those who shall see these letters, Greetings: The King, having bestowed upon the Academy numerous graces and favors to elevate the arts of painting and sculpture to the highest possible level of perfection, it has been primarily decreed that no one may assume the title of painter or sculptor to His Majesty unless he is a member of this company, which brings together those who excel most accomplished in these arts, in order to make it more renowned and to ensure that the lessons and lectures […]. For these reasons, the Academy, recognizing the ability and competence of Mr. Jacques-Louis David, a history painter born in Paris, as evidenced by the various works he has produced, and especially by a painting commissioned for his induction, depicting Andromache’s grief and sorrow over the body of her husband, Hector, has admitted and hereby admits Mr. David as an Academician, to sit in all public and private assemblies […] and to enjoy the privileges, honors, pensions, and prerogatives attached to this status […] in the presence of Mr. Pierre, First Painter to the King […] .” A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT BEARING THE HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES OF THE PAINTERS: Jean-Baptiste-Marie PIERRE (1714–1789), winner of the Prix de Rome, First Painter to the King, and President of the Academy; Joseph-Marie VIEN (1716–1809), First Painter to the King and Director of the French Academy in Rome; Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne BELLE (1722–1806) and Charles Amédée Philippe VAN LOO (1719–1795).Autograph countersignatures by the painters Étienne JEAURAT (1699–1789) and Antoine RENOU (1731–1806).In 1783, David painted his admission piece, “Andromache’s Sorrow and Regret Over the Body of Her Husband Hector ” [currently housed at the Louvre Museum], a painting that earned him admission to the Academy on August 23, 1783. In excellent condition. Expert: Mathilde Lalin Leprevost
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[DAVID, Jacques-Louis (1748–1825), French Neoclassical painter]. Manuscript on parchment. Paris, at the Louvre, August 23, 1783. Approximately 49.2 x 69.4 cm.An exceptional diploma certifying Jacques-Louis DAVID’s admission to the Academy of Painting. “Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, established by letters patent verified in Parliament, under the direct protection of His Majesty. To all those who shall see these letters, Greetings: The King, having bestowed upon the Academy numerous graces and favors to elevate the arts of painting and sculpture to the highest possible level of perfection, it has been primarily decreed that no one may assume the title of painter or sculptor to His Majesty unless he is a member of this company, which brings together those who excel most accomplished in these arts, in order to make it more renowned and to ensure that the lessons and lectures […]. For these reasons, the Academy, recognizing the ability and competence of Mr. Jacques-Louis David, a history painter born in Paris, as evidenced by the various works he has produced, and especially by a painting commissioned for his induction, depicting Andromache’s grief and sorrow over the body of her husband, Hector, has admitted and hereby admits Mr. David as an Academician, to sit in all public and private assemblies […] and to enjoy the privileges, honors, pensions, and prerogatives attached to this status […] in the presence of Mr. Pierre, First Painter to the King […] .” A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT BEARING THE HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURES OF THE PAINTERS: Jean-Baptiste-Marie PIERRE (1714–1789), winner of the Prix de Rome, First Painter to the King, and President of the Academy; Joseph-Marie VIEN (1716–1809), First Painter to the King and Director of the French Academy in Rome; Clément-Louis-Marie-Anne BELLE (1722–1806) and Charles Amédée Philippe VAN LOO (1719–1795).Autograph countersignatures by the painters Étienne JEAURAT (1699–1789) and Antoine RENOU (1731–1806).In 1783, David painted his admission piece, “Andromache’s Sorrow and Regret Over the Body of Her Husband Hector ” [currently housed at the Louvre Museum], a painting that earned him admission to the Academy on August 23, 1783. In excellent condition. Expert: Mathilde Lalin Leprevost
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