Jacques COURTOIS, known as LE BOURGUIGNON (1621-1676) - Lot 9

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Jacques COURTOIS, known as LE BOURGUIGNON (1621-1676) - Lot 9
Jacques COURTOIS, known as LE BOURGUIGNON (1621-1676) Battle scene Pen and brown ink, brown wash and indigo wash, white gouache highlights Fitter's mark Jean-Baptiste Glomy on old mount (Lugt 1119) 42.6 x 71.5 cm Provenance Galerie Terrades, 2005 ; Private collection, Paris Related work Jacques Courtois, Battle scene, Palazzo Corsini, Rome (Inv. 389) The sheet presented here stands out from Jacques Courtois' body of drawings for its large format, which is particularly rare. The only comparable works are Combat de cavalerie (pen and brown ink, gray wash, 460 x 795 mm) in the Musée du Louvre (INV 25692, Recto) and La Bataille de Josué (pen and brown ink, bistre wash and white highlights, 235 x 554 mm), preparatory work for a fresco in Rome's Palazzo del Quirinale. Our drawing is preparatory to a painting in the Galleria nazionale del Palazzo Corsini in Rome (Inv. 389). Expert : LAURENT CALES
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