Delacroix 2018

21. Studies of Figures for the Ceiling of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (Assemblée Nationale), Paris Feuille d’études pour le plafond du Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (Assemblée Nationale), Paris

1833-37 Pen and ink on paper 13 3 ⁄ 4 x 8 5 ⁄ 8

inches (35 x 22 cm) Estate sale stamp lower left: Lugt 838a

PROVENANCE Delacroix sale 1864, possibly part of lot 250 ( La Justice, la Guerre, l’Industrie, l’Agriculture. Figures allégoriques pour les caissons et Enfants pour les angles du plafond. Dessins et croquis. 35 feuilles ) or lot 255 ( idées premières nonexecutées. Dessins et croquis. 35 feuilles ).

LITERATURE Robaut, possibly part of no. 1659 or 1668.

Clockwise from the top right of our sheet are studies for the figures of Justice (Johnson 1981, 507), Agriculture (Johnson 1981, 508), and the flying Putto with Compasses, Hammer and Chisel (Johnson 1981, 513), a symbol of the fine arts.

Clockwise from top left: Justice , Putto, and Agriculture. Details from the ceiling decoration in the Salon du Roi