Portrait of the Artist with His Younger Brother, Augustin Saint-Aubin

1771

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and black crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 27.7 x 19.5 cm (10 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1968.18.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Schab Gallery, New York; NGA purchase in 1968.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1965

  • Ananoff, Alexandre. "Attributions et identifications nouvelles de quelques dessins de François Boucher et de Gabriel de Saint-Aubin." Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français. Année 1965. Paris, 1966: 172-174, pl. XVI (opp. p. 172).

1968

  • Great Old Master Prints & Drawings 1500-1800 from Distinguished Collections, William H. Schab Gallery, New York, n.d. (Catalogue 42 [1968]): 148, no. 169.

Inscriptions

falsely signed and dated, lower right: G d SA / 1771; across bottom: J'ai dit a mon frere qu'il a fort bien fait de suivre les / conseills de son maistre

Wikidata ID

Q64574792

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