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Medallic Sketches of the French Revolution Tentatively Attributed to J.-P. Droz
Droz, Jean-Pierre [attribution tentative]. STUDIES IN INK OF MEDALLIC DESIGNS COMMEMORATING EVENTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, INCLUDING "LA PRÉSIDENTE DES NEGRESSES DE PARIS," "RUINES DE LA BASTILLE," AND "LE PEUPLE FRANÇAIS A MAZERS DE LATUDE." Three medallic designs rendered in ink over pencil, with legends written in fields in larger size. Paper matted to 16.5 by 10.5 cm within a modern gilt wooden frame measuring 27.5 by 22 cm. Fine. Unidentified studies for medallic works that appear never to have been produced. The attribution to J.-P. Droz is tentative and is not guaranteed: Forrer notes that Droz signed some of his work "D.F." (for Droz fecit), as two of the three sketches here are signed. Further, the handwriting in the upper left corner (the only writing not in block capitals) is stylistically similar to the example of Droz's handwriting shown in Gallet's study. The artwork appears to be of the period, and the pieces are dated 11 août 1792 (Mazers de Latude), 28 août 1792 (ruines de la Batille) and 4 juin 1793 (la présidente des négresses de Paris). The text, "Convent. N.ale Seance du 4 Juin 1793" is written in the field: the Convention Nationale did in fact meet on this day, which followed in the immediate wake of the insurrection of 31 mai–2 juin 1793 that saw the end of the Girondin faction-the last of the major uprisings of the French Revolution. The only reference to the President of the Negresses of Paris that we have found is in the second volume of J. Peltier's 1794 Dernier tableau de Paris, ou Récit historique de la révolution du 10 août 1792, des causes qui lónt produite, des événemens qui lónt précédée, et des crimes qui lónt suivie (page 335). Acquired by Margolis from Spink June 1991.
Droz, Jean-Pierre [attribution tentative]. STUDIES IN INK OF MEDALLIC DESIGNS COMMEMORATING EVENTS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, INCLUDING "LA PRÉSIDENTE DES NEGRESSES DE PARIS," "RUINES DE LA BASTILLE," AND "LE PEUPLE FRANÇAIS A MAZERS DE LATUDE." Three medallic designs rendered in ink over pencil, with legends written in fields in larger size. Paper matted to 16.5 by 10.5 cm within a modern gilt wooden frame measuring 27.5 by 22 cm. Fine. Unidentified studies for medallic works that appear never to have been produced. The attribution to J.-P. Droz is tentative and is not guaranteed: Forrer notes that Droz signed some of his work "D.F." (for Droz fecit), as two of the three sketches here are signed. Further, the handwriting in the upper left corner (the only writing not in block capitals) is stylistically similar to the example of Droz's handwriting shown in Gallet's study. The artwork appears to be of the period, and the pieces are dated 11 août 1792 (Mazers de Latude), 28 août 1792 (ruines de la Batille) and 4 juin 1793 (la présidente des négresses de Paris). The text, "Convent. N.ale Seance du 4 Juin 1793" is written in the field: the Convention Nationale did in fact meet on this day, which followed in the immediate wake of the insurrection of 31 mai–2 juin 1793 that saw the end of the Girondin faction-the last of the major uprisings of the French Revolution. The only reference to the President of the Negresses of Paris that we have found is in the second volume of J. Peltier's 1794 Dernier tableau de Paris, ou Récit historique de la révolution du 10 août 1792, des causes qui lónt produite, des événemens qui lónt précédée, et des crimes qui lónt suivie (page 335). Acquired by Margolis from Spink June 1991.