French Neoclassical

OBJECT LIST
Drawn to Rome: French Neoclassical Sketchbooks and Prints
DRAWING NEOCLASSICAL REPERTORIES
Marie-Joseph Peyre
French, 1730–1788
Two Views of a Vestibule; Ceiling from the Baths of Titus; and Bull
Skull Bas-Relief
Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome
1753–1756
Pencil, pen, and wash, “Recueil de morceaux d’architecture…,” fols.
85v–86r and fol. 71r
Tomb of Theron, Agrigento
Temple of Jupiter-Serapis, Pozzuoli
Arco Felice, near Pozzuoli
Chalk, loose drawings from “Recueil de morceaux d’architecture…”
(1786)
Jacques-Louis David
French, 1748–1825
Seated Male Figures after Ancient Roman Sculptures
Pen and ink, wash, chalk, and pencil, album 11 (1775–1780 and
1784–1785), fol. 7
Funeral of a Hero
1778/1780
Pen and ink, wash, and gouache
Crocker Art Museum, E. B. Crocker Collection, Sacramento
Louis Gauffier
French, 1761–1801
SS. Giovanni e Paolo near San Gregorio, Rome
Pencil and wash, Roman sketchbook (1784–1789), no. 24
Jean-Michel Moreau
(known as Moreau le Jeune)
French, 1741–1814
Figure Studies from an Old Master Painting
Pencil and watercolor, travel journal (1785–1786), fol. 3r
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Charles Percier
French, 1764–1838
Elevations, Plans, and Architectural Decorations
Pen and ink, wash, and pencil, sketchbook (1790), fols. 5v–6r
Anonymous
Figures after Laurent de la Hyre’s Life of St. Stephen
Ancient Roman Bas-Reliefs (The Death of Meleager and Juno, Genio,
and Jupiter)
Chalk, sketchbook (ca. 1797), fols. 12 and 35
Anonymous
Head and Figure Studies after Paintings
Pen and ink, chalk, and pencil
Ancient Bas-Reliefs
Pen and wash
sketchbook (1790s), fols. 7v–8r and 29
Hubert Robert
French, 1733–1808
The Belvedere Apollo and Exterior Arch of the Louvre
Pencil, sketchbook (1790s), fols. 31v–32r
Antoine-Laurent Castellan
French, 1772–1838
Views near Florence
Wash and pencil
Landscape View
Wash, pencil, and pen and ink
“Dessins” (1797–1799), nos. 90–93 and 12
Élie-Honoré Montagny
French, d. 1864
Ancient Sculpture, Decorative Arts, and a Fresco from Herculaneum
Pencil and pen and ink, “Recueil d’antiquités dessinées d’après des
peintures trouvées à Herculaneum…” (1804–1805), fols. 1v–2r
DRAWING ROME IN PARIS
Charles-Nicolas Cochin II
French, 1715–1790
Draped Figures
Etching, Dessein (Paris, after 1777), plate 28
Anonymous
The So-Called Borghese Gladiator, Contours and Proportions
The So-Called Borghese Gladiator, Shaded
Etching, Charles-Antoine Jombert, Méthode pour apprendre le dessin…
(Paris, 1784), plates 67 and 68
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Giovanni Volpato
Italian, 1735–1803
Raphael Morghen
Italian, 1758–1833
Head of the Barberini Juno
Engraving, Principes de dessein…(Rome, 1786), plate 3
Claude-Mathieu Delagardette
French, 1762–1805
Doric Capitol and Entablature from the Theater of Marcellus, Rome
Jacopo Vignola, Règles des cinq ordres d’architecture… (Paris, 1797),
p. 25, plate 10
Jean-Augustin Renard (draftsman)
French, 1744–1807
J. B. Hayard (printmaker)
French, active mid-eighteenth century
Cornice of a Candelabra Pedestal in the Vatican
Crayon-manner engraving, Jean-Augustin Renard, Etudes de fragments
d’architecture…ouvrage dédié aux artistes (Paris, 1783), plate 4
Jacques-Louis David
French, 1748–1825
Bacchic Dance
1775–1780 or 1784–1785
Pen and wash on tracing paper, loose sheet from album 11 (1826)
Élie-Honoré Montagny
French, d. 1864
Tracings of Prints after Antiquities
Pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper, loose sheet from “Recueil
d’antiquités…” (1804–1805)
FRENCH DESIGN EPHEMERAL ROME
Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain
French, 1715–1759
Triumphal Arch for the King of Naples, Charles VII,
for the Festival of the Chinea
1745
Temple of Minerva for the Festival of the Chinea
1746
Temple of Venus Genitrix for the Festival of the Chinea
1747
Temple Dedicated to the First Son of the King of Naples,
Charles VII, for the Festival of the Chinea
1748
Etching
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Anonymous
Procession for the Festival of the Chinea before the Temple of Minerva
1746
Etching
PUBLISHING ROME IN FRANCE
Gabriel-Pierre-Martin Dumont (draftsman)
French, ca. 1720–1791
Jean-Baptist Bichard (printmaker)
French, active mid-eighteenth century
View of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican
Etc hing, Gabriel-Pierre-Martin Dumont, Dét ails des plus intéressantes part i e s
d’architectur e de la Basilique de St. Pierr e de Rome (Paris, 1763), plate 1
Gabriel-Pierre-Martin Dumont (draftsman)
French, ca. 1720–1791
Pierre Moreau (printmaker)
French, d. 1762
Temple of the Arts
1755
Etching
Louis-Jean Desprez
French, 1743–1804
Ruins of the Temple of Isis, Pompeii
Reconstruction of the Temple of Isis as It Appeared in AD 79
Aquatint, Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non, Voyage pittoresque, ou,
Description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile (Paris, 1782),
vol. 1, pt. 2, plates 74 and 75 bis
Charles-Nicolas Cochin II
French, 1715–1790
Hercules Sees His Son Telephos, after a Fresco from Herculaneum
Etching, Jérôme-Charles Bellicard and Nicolas Cochin, Observations sur les
antiquités de la ville d’Herculanum (Paris, 1754), plate 16
Marie-Joseph Peyre (draftsman)
French, 1730–1788
Michel Loyer (printmaker)
French, active 1760s
Cross-Section and Elevation of the Tomb of Metella, Rome
Maison de Plaisance (the Villa Neubourg, Paris)
Etching, Oeuvr es d’architecture de Marie-Joseph Pey re… (Paris, 1765), plates
6 and 2
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Jean Barbault (draftsman)
French, 1718–1762
Domenico Montagù (printmaker)
French, active 1750s
View of the Pantheon, Rome
Etching, Les plus beaux édifices de Rome moderne (Rome, 1763), plate 20
Charles Percier
French, 1764–1838
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
French, 1762–1853
Vestibule of the Palazzo Farnese, Rome
Engraving, Palais, maisons, et autres édifices modernes dessineés à Rome
(Paris, 1798), plate 43
PENSIONNAIRES AND THE IDEA OF ROME
**Louis-Jean Desprez (draftsman)
French, 1743–1804
Francesco Piranesi (printmaker)
Italian, ca. 1756–1810
Holy Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel
Fireworks over Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome
1783–1788
Etching with watercolor and gouache
Charles Percier
French, 1764–1838
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
French, 1762–1853
Vestibule of the Villa Medici, Rome
Villa Panfili, Rome; Villa Farnesina, Rome
An Entrance to the Villa Panfili Garden, Rome
ca. 1809
Pen and ink, wash, and gouache