Signed, on verso at top, right of center, on brown paper tape adhering to cardboard backing, (probably) in brown ink, in script: Rude
Allegorical Figure, ca. 1825
- François Rude, French, 1784-1855
Iron gall ink over black chalk on laid paper
- Framed: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 11 5/8 inches (25.1 × 29.5 cm)
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Ms. Fanne W. Pelavin
F82.3
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
- Allegory
- Paper (fiber product)
- Iron gall ink
- Drawing
- Figure (representation)
- Chalk, black
- Angel (spirit)
Details
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Provenance
Mame Family (Tours, France). [allegedly recieved from Rude] 1982-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Rights Status
François Rude, Allegorical Figure, ca. 1825, iron gall ink over black chalk on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Ms. Fanne W. Pelavin, F82.3.