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This penetrating character study of the artist’s friend and fellow French revolutionary, Jeanbon Saint-André (1749–1813), made while both were in prison, brilliantly captures the sitter’s political and moral beliefs through his intense and unflinching stare, defiantly crossed arms, and sober black frock coat and hat. At the same time, it recalls profile portraits on ancient coins, thus equating Saint-André and the revolution with the lofty ideals of the Roman republic. David’s handwritten inscription on the drawing reads: “A gift of friendship. Solace of affection. David made this in confinement in the third year of the French Revolution on July 28, 1795.”
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Paris, Expo Universelle, 1878, cat. 943.
Paris, Expo Universelle, 1878, cat. 943.
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E. J. Delécluze, Louis David son école et son temps
E. J. Delécluze, Louis David son école et son temps (Paris, 1855), p. 178.
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exhibition
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman", Febuary 14 - May 15, 2022, p. 17, 55, 177, 200 (ill.), 203-204, 206, cat. 59, cat. by Perrin Stein, et. al.
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman", Febuary 14 - May 15, 2022, p. 17, 55, 177, 200 (ill.), 203-204, 206, cat. 59, cat. by Perrin Stein, et. al.
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exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
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exhibition
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, "French Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada, " May 21-August 29, 2004, p. 110, under cat. 43, by Sonia Couturier; traveled to The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada...
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, "French Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada," May 21-August 29, 2004, p. 110, under cat. 43, by Sonia Couturier; traveled to The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada, December 4-February 20, 2005; and the Edmonton Art Gallery, Canada, September 16-November17, 2005.
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Mainz am Rhein, Landesmuseum, "Beutekunst unter Napoleon. Die "französische Schenkung" an Mainz 1803," October 25, 2003-March 14, 2004, p. 90, fig. 1.
Mainz am Rhein, Landesmuseum, "Beutekunst unter Napoleon. Die "französische Schenkung" an Mainz 1803," October 25, 2003-March 14, 2004, p. 90, fig. 1.
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The artist to Jean-Bon Saint-André (died 1813), Montauban [inscription]....
The artist to Jean-Bon Saint-André (died 1813), Montauban [inscription]. Possibly, Thuet de Caussade [Rosenberg and Prat 2002]. Marquis de Biron (1860-1939)
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Pierre Rosenberg and Louis-Antoine Prat, Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825: Catalogue raisonné des dessins, I
Pierre Rosenberg and Louis-Antoine Prat, Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825: Catalogue raisonné des dessins, I (Milan, 2002), p. 166, no. 148 (ill.).
Sat
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Suzanne Folds McCullagh, “‘A Lasting Monument’: The Regenstein Collection at The Art Institute of Chicago,” The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 26, 1
Suzanne Folds McCullagh, “‘A Lasting Monument’: The Regenstein Collection at The Art Institute of Chicago,” The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 26, 1 (2000), p. 9.
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Suzanne Folds McCullagh, “An Artist Sketching in His Studio, 1771/1772,” The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 26, 1
Suzanne Folds McCullagh, “An Artist Sketching in His Studio, 1771/1772,” The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 26, 1 (2000), pp. 52-53, no. 21, fig. 20.
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Louis Hautecoeur, Louis David
Louis Hautecoeur, Louis David (Paris, 1954), p. 130.
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sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 10, 1952, Cognacq sale, lot 49....
sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 10, 1952, Cognacq sale, lot 49. Sacha Guitry, Paris (1885-1957), by 1954 [Rosenberg and Prat 2002]
Sat
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David Lloyd Dowd, Pageant Master of the Republic
David Lloyd Dowd, Pageant Master of the Republic (Nebraska, 1948), pp. 138-39, note 44.
Sat
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Klaus Holma, David, Son Evolution et son Style
Klaus Holma, David, Son Evolution et son Style (Paris, 1940), p. 120, notes 62-68.
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exhibition
Paris, Musée Carnavalet, "La Revolution Française, " 1939, cat. 719.
Paris, Musée Carnavalet, "La Revolution Française," 1939, cat. 719.
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Richard Cantinelli, Jacques-Louis David
Richard Cantinelli, Jacques-Louis David (Paris, 1930), p. 120, pl. 44.
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sold, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, June 9-11, 1914, de Biron sale, lot 12 to Oscar Stettiner for 10,000 fancs [Rosenberg and Prat 2002]....
sold, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, June 9-11, 1914, de Biron sale, lot 12 to Oscar Stettiner for 10,000 fancs [Rosenberg and Prat 2002]. Gabriel Cognacq (1880-1951), Paris, by 1939 [Paris 1939]
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L. Rosenthal, Louis David
L. Rosenthal, Louis David (Paris, 1904), p. 69.
Sun
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E. Lajer-Burcharth, Necklines: The Art of Jacques-Louis David after the Terror,
E. Lajer-Burcharth, Necklines: The Art of Jacques-Louis David after the Terror, (New Haven, Conn., 1999), pp. 89, 100-103, 105, 108, 115, 117-119 and 321, note 48.
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31
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S. Lee, David
S. Lee, David (London, 1999), p. 151.
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31
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E. Lajer-Burcharth, "The Aesthetics of Male Crisis: The Terror in the Republican Imagery and in Jacques-Louis David’s Work from Prison," Femininity and Masculinity in Eighteenth Century Art and Culture
E. Lajer-Burcharth, "The Aesthetics of Male Crisis: The Terror in the Republican Imagery and in Jacques-Louis David’s Work from Prison," Femininity and Masculinity in Eighteenth Century Art and Culture (Manchester, 1994), pp. 226-28, 236-37 and 241, note 15.
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A. Sérullaz, Musée du Louvre, Cabinet des dessins: Inventaire génerale des dessins
A. Sérullaz, Musée du Louvre, Cabinet des dessins: Inventaire génerale des dessins (Paris, 1991), under no. 204.
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A. Brookner, Jacques-Louis David
A. Brookner, Jacques-Louis David (London, 1990), p. 59.
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31
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B. Nöel, David
B. Nöel, David (Vaduz, 1989), p. 40.
Tue
31
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exhibition
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Jacques-Louis David, " October 26, 1989-February 12, 1990, cat. 138.
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Jacques-Louis David," October 26, 1989-February 12, 1990, cat. 138.
Tue
31
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W. Roberts, Jacques-Louis David: Revolutionary Artist, Art, Politics, and the French Revolution
W. Roberts, Jacques-Louis David: Revolutionary Artist, Art, Politics, and the French Revolution (Chapel Hill, N.C., 1989), pp. 105-07.
Tue
31
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J. J. Lévêque, La Vie et l’oeuvre de Jacques-Louis David
J. J. Lévêque, La Vie et l’oeuvre de Jacques-Louis David (Paris, 1989), p. 146.
Tue
31
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D. A. Wisner, "David en prison 1794-1795: l’image post-thermidorienne de la Révolution," L’Image de la Révolution, III
D. A. Wisner, "David en prison 1794-1795: l’image post-thermidorienne de la Révolution," L’Image de la Révolution, III (1989), pp. 2067, 2072, note 39, and p. 2073, note 45.
Sun
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D. A. Wisner, "David Homer Drawings"
D. A. Wisner, "David Homer Drawings" (unpublished article; 1988-1989), no. 32.
Thu
31
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exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Great Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago: The Harold Joachim Years 1958-1983, " July 24-September 30, 1985, pp. 108-09, cat. 46 (ill.), cat. by Martha Tedeschi.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Great Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago: The Harold Joachim Years 1958-1983," July 24-September 30, 1985, pp. 108-09, cat. 46 (ill.), cat. by Martha Tedeschi.
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Luc de Nanteuil, Jacques-Louis David
Luc de Nanteuil, Jacques-Louis David (New York, 1985), p. 34 (ill.).
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31
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Antoine Schnapper, David témoin de son temps
Antoine Schnapper, David témoin de son temps (Fribourg, 1980), pp. 170-171 (ill.).
Wed
31
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Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century in The Art Institute of Chicago
Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1979), pp. 20-21, no. 1C5.
Mon
31
Jan
exhibition
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago, " February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 60-61, cat. 26 (ill.).
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago," February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 60-61, cat. 26 (ill.).
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31
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, " January 24-March 28, 1976, p. 71, cat. 65 (ill.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago," January 24-March 28, 1976, p. 71, cat. 65 (ill.).
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31
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso, " October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 24 (ill.).
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso," October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 24 (ill.).
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Herold Joachim, “Trois siècles de portraits dessinés à l’Art Institute de Chicago,” L’Oeil, 255
Herold Joachim, “Trois siècles de portraits dessinés à l’Art Institute de Chicago,” L’Oeil, 255 (October 1976), p. 5, no. 2 (ill.)
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31
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exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Helen Regenstein Collection of European Drawings, " 1974, pp. 122-23, cat. 60 (ill.), cat. by Harold Joachim.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Helen Regenstein Collection of European Drawings," 1974, pp. 122-23, cat. 60 (ill.), cat. by Harold Joachim.
Wed
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The Art Quarterly, 35
The Art Quarterly, 35 (1973), p. 440 (ill.).
Wed
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Harold Joachim, "Two French Portraits from the End of the Eighteenth Century," Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago, 67
Harold Joachim, "Two French Portraits from the End of the Eighteenth Century," Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago, 67 (November-December 1973), pp. 3-5 (ill.).
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sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 24, 1972, lot 22 to Henri Baderou (1910-1991)....
sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 24, 1972, lot 22 to Henri Baderou (1910-1991). Sold by Jacques Seligmann and Company, New York, to the Art Institute, 1973.
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Hans Naef, "Ingres Frühe Profilbildnisse in Medallionform," Pantheon 28
Hans Naef, "Ingres Frühe Profilbildnisse in Medallionform," Pantheon 28 (May-June 1970), p. 221-36.
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J. Wilhelm, "David et ses portraits: Le visage de David vu par lui-même et par ses élèves," Art de France
J. Wilhelm, "David et ses portraits: Le visage de David vu par lui-même et par ses élèves," Art de France (1964), p. 164.
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