
Sketch of the Portrait of Constance Pipelet (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)
Jean Baptiste François Désoria · after 1797
Provenance
Ownership history
- Given by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weinhardt to the Art Institute, 1960.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Northampton, Mass., Smith College Museum of Art, "The French Portrait: Revolution to Restoration," September 30-December 11, 2005, p. 66, cat. 13 (ill.) (recto).
Literature
Published references
- "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago," (Chicago, 1976), p. 31 (recto).
- Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the 18th Century (Chicago, 1977), no. 1D7 (recto).
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