Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, Church of Staint-Joseph-des-Carmes, Paris
Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, Church of Staint-Joseph-des-Carmes, Paris

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Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, Church of Staint-Joseph-des-Carmes, Paris

Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809
after Antonio Raggi I, Italian, 1624–1686
x1948-406

Information

Title
Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, Church of Staint-Joseph-des-Carmes, Paris
Maker
Augustin Pajou
after Antonio Raggi I
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
18 x 12 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-406
Place Depicted

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
in graphite, verso lower left: PAJOU 49 1-0- [in Platt hand]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black, verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings, studies (visual works)
Materials
laid paper, black chalk
Subject
statues, Christ, Mary

Possibly from one of three albums of Pajou drawings that remained in possession of his son Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou (1766–1828); purchased, probably in London, in 1925 by Dan Fellows Platt, stamp (L. 750a), verso, lower left, in blue.

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