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Head of Vengeance

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A study for the figure of Divine Vengeance in Prud’hon’s celebrated paintingJustice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime (1808), the head of Vengeance, who pursues Crime as an agent of Justice, brilliantly reflects the artist’s stated aim for the painting: “to give a commotion to the soul.”
Although the drawing’s blue paper has faded almost completely to gray, the work’s expressive power remains intact.

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Medium	paper (fiber product)
Dimensions	39 × 50 Cm
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Wed

Feb

note

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 15-17, 1868, lot 151....

2026 at 08:25 PM

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 15-17, 1868, lot 151. P. E. Dromont

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, "Prud'hon, " 1874, cat. 226.

2026 at 08:25 PM

Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, "Prud'hon," 1874, cat. 226.

Wed

Feb

note

Charles-Pompée Le Boulanger de Boisfremont (died 1838) [Lugt 353]

2026 at 08:25 PM

Charles-Pompée Le Boulanger de Boisfremont (died 1838) [Lugt 353]

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, "Dessins de l'École Moderne, " 1884, cat. 559.

2026 at 08:25 PM

Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, "Dessins de l'École Moderne," 1884, cat. 559.

Wed

Feb

note

by descent to his daughter, Mme....

2026 at 08:25 PM

by descent to his daughter, Mme. Power

Wed

Feb

note

Edmond de Goncourt, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre de P. P. Prud'hon

2026 at 08:25 PM

Edmond de Goncourt, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre de P. P. Prud'hon (Paris, 1876), no. 77.

Wed

Feb

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.

2026 at 08:17 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Paris, Musée de Orangerie, "De David à Toulouse-Lautrec, " 1955, cat. 86.

2026 at 07:55 PM

Paris, Musée de Orangerie, "De David à Toulouse-Lautrec," 1955, cat. 86.

Wed

Feb

note

The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly, XLVII

2026 at 07:53 PM

The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly, XLVII (November 15, 1953), p. 72 (ill.).

Wed

Feb

note

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 27, 1949, lot 16....

2026 at 07:49 PM

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 27, 1949, lot 16. Private Collection, United States [according to invoice]. Sold by Wildenstein and Company, New York, to the Art Institute, 1951.

Wed

Feb

note

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 24-25, 1890, lot 36, to Clerc (?)....

2026 at 07:39 PM

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 24-25, 1890, lot 36, to Clerc (?). Leon Ferte (died 1939), Paris, by 1922 [according to Paris 1922]

Wed

Feb

note

Jean Guiffrey, L'Oeuvre de P. P. Prud'hon

2026 at 07:24 PM

Jean Guiffrey, L'Oeuvre de P. P. Prud'hon (Paris, 1924), no. 371.

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, "Prud'hon, " 1922, cat. 106.

2026 at 07:22 PM

Paris, École des Beaux-Arts, "Prud'hon," 1922, cat. 106.

Wed

Feb

note

Ciolkowska,

2026 at 07:22 PM

Ciolkowska, (1922), p. 113, (ill.).

Wed

Feb

note

Clement-Janin, "Prud'hon, ses Gravures et ses Graveurs," La Renaissance de l'Art

2026 at 07:22 PM

Clement-Janin, "Prud'hon, ses Gravures et ses Graveurs," La Renaissance de l'Art (May 1922), p. 326.

Wed

Feb

note

sold, Paris, April 15-16, 1864, lot 40, to Henry Didier, Paris [according to New York 1998]

1998 at 08:37 AM

sold, Paris, April 15-16, 1864, lot 40, to Henry Didier, Paris [according to New York 1998]

Wed

Feb

note

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 6-9, 1871, lot 819....

1998 at 08:37 AM

sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 6-9, 1871, lot 819. P. Charles Sechan (died 1874), Paris, by 1874 [according to New York 1998]. Jules Pierre-Michel Dieterle (died 1889), Paris, by 1884 [according to New York 1998]

Tue

Feb

exhibition

Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, "Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823), " September 23, 1997-January 5, 1998.

1997 at 08:37 AM

Paris, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, "Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823)," September 23, 1997-January 5, 1998.

Sun

Feb

note

John Elderfield and RobertGordon, The Language of the Body: Drawings by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

1996 at 08:37 AM

John Elderfield and RobertGordon, The Language of the Body: Drawings by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (New York, 1996), no. 1 (ill.).

Sat

Feb

exhibition

Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Prud'hon, " February 21-May 21, 1995, cat. 169.

1995 at 08:37 AM

Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Prud'hon," February 21-May 21, 1995, cat. 169.

Tue

Feb

note

Sylvain Laveissiere

1986 at 08:37 AM

Sylvain Laveissiere (Paris, 1986), no. 19 (ill.).

Mon

Feb

exhibition

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Canova and France, " 1985.

1985 at 08:37 AM

The Art Institute of Chicago, "Canova and France," 1985.

Mon

Feb

note

Clay

1980 at 08:37 AM

Clay (1980), p. 117 (ill.).

Sun

Feb

note

Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century in The Art Institute of Chicago

1979 at 08:37 AM

Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1979), no. 2D12.

Fri

Feb

exhibition

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago, " February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 66-67, cat. 29 (ill.).

1977 at 08:37 AM

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago," February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 66-67, cat. 29 (ill.).

Wed

Feb

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, pp. 72-73, cat. 67 (ill.).

1976 at 08:37 AM

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, pp. 72-73, cat. 67 (ill.).

Wed

Feb

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. 27 (ill.).

1976 at 08:37 AM

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. 27 (ill.).

Tue

Feb

note

Weston,

1975 at 08:37 AM

Weston, (1975), p. 358 (ill.).

Wed

Feb

note

James Slayman, The Drawings of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

1970 at 08:37 AM

James Slayman, The Drawings of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (Madison, Wis., 1970), no. 89 (ill.).

Tue

Feb

note

Jean Vallery-Radot, French Drawings from the 15th to the Early 19th Century

1964 at 08:37 AM

Jean Vallery-Radot, French Drawings from the 15th to the Early 19th Century (New York, 1964), p. 104 (ill.).

Tue

Feb

exhibition

Cleveland Museum of Art, "Neo-Classicism: Style and Motif, " 1964, cat. 108.

1964 at 08:37 AM

Cleveland Museum of Art, "Neo-Classicism: Style and Motif," 1964, cat. 108.

Mon

Feb

exhibition

New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Master Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago, " October 17-November 30, 1963, n.p., cat. 73, pl. XXVI.

1963 at 08:37 AM

New York, Wildenstein and Company, "Master Drawings from The Art Institute of Chicago," October 17-November 30, 1963, n.p., cat. 73, pl. XXVI.

Mon

Feb

note

Alfred Frankfurter, "Il Bon Disegno from Chicago," Art News, 62

1963 at 08:37 AM

Alfred Frankfurter, "Il Bon Disegno from Chicago," Art News, 62 (November 1963), p. 29 (ill.).