19th Century French School Manner of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823)

19th Century French School Manner of Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758-1823)

£ 400

Academic nude female figure drawing, black and white chalks on buff paper. Unsigned.

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758 – 1823) was a French Neo-classical painter and draughtsman best known in his own time for his allegorical paintings and portraits, now for his drawings. He is also known for his painted portraits of both of Napoleon’s two wives.

Condition: with some staining, foxing, and small tears to edge. Unframed but mounted

Total measurement including the mount 59cm High x 41.5 cm Wide.

Ref: 26761