Early 19th century French school (Circa 1820). - Lot 152

Early 19th century French school (Circa 1820). Calligraphic drawing depicting the profiles of various members of the royal family in a simulated oval frame: Louis XVIII in the center of a fleur-de-lys around which are arranged Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, the Dauphin (Louis XVII), Madame Royale, the Comte d'Artois, the Duc d'Angoulême; the composition on a pedestal framed by full-length female figures symbolizing War and Peace. Pen and brown ink, brown wash. Pen and brown ink, brown wash (traces of folding, small tears lower right). 36 x 28.5 cm (as seen). In a gilded wood frame decorated with a frieze of palmettes (small missing parts). Provenance: former collection of art historian Jacques Vanuxem (1910-1989). Hôtel Drouot sale, November 29, 1985, Libert & Castor, catalog no. 9.