Richard de Querelle

Military Drawing 19th Ink on paper Souvenir barrack officers 1830 July Monarchy

Circa 1830

Henri SOMM Rouen, 1844 - Paris, 1907 Pen and watercolor 14 x 23 cm (22 x 28 cm with the frame) Signed lower right "H. Somm" Caricature of Beethoven writing his famous letter to Elis...

G. DES FOUGERES (19th century) Watercolor and gouache 33 x 24 cm (38 x 29 cm with the frame) Signed lower left "G. des Fougères" Beautiful wood gilded frame of the beginning of the 2...

Johann Jacob HOCH Mainz, 1750 - 1829 Pencil 33 x 21 cm (50 x 40,5 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "Johann Jacob Hoch / 13 July 1778" Nice frame in pitchpin Johann Jac...

Flemish school from the beginning of the 17th century (Circle of Martin DE VOS) Drawing Pen and wash 38 x 32 cm (58 x 52 cm with the frame) Inscription "Martin de Vos" Excellent cond...

Charles HORTIN (Attributed to) (XIX) Black chalk and white gouache Signed lower right 12 x 16 cm

Henry MORIN Strasbourg, 1873 – Versailles, 1961 Watercolor Signed lower left "Henry Morin / 1950" 41 x 18 cm (53.5 x 29.5 cm with the frame) Framed Excellent condition After studying at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux- Arts of Paris, Henry Morin specialized in the illustration of children's books at the beginning of the 20th century. But from 1923, he also drew religious subjects for glassmakers masters, especially for the stained glass windows of the Joan of Arc chapel of the Saint-Julien Cathedral in Le Mans, France, and those of the church of the Catholic University of Lille. This is probably a preparatory work for a stained glass window, representing Saint Michael...

Albert MAIGNAN (Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, 1845 – Saint-Prix, 1908) Pauline and Severus (Illustration for the Part II, Scene II of Polyeucte) Ink, grey wash Signed lower left 51 x 35 cm Exhibition: French Watercolour Society, 11th exhibition, Galerie Georges Petit, 8, rue de Sèze, Paris. Catalogue number: 125 This classic drawing but tinted with symbolism is an excellent example of the talents of illustrator of Albert Maignan, a facet of his art that he developed significantly from 1883. It is one of five watercolours in “black ivory” created by Maignan to illustrate the Polyeucte from Cornelius, a book specially published by Mame Editions (for which Maignan worked a lot) for the Universal Exhibition of 1889. These watercolours were exhibited in 1889 at the famous Galerie Georges Petit (which hosted the 11th exhibition of the French Water Color Society) under No. 124/125/126/127/128 (Maignan exposed another illustrative drawing for “Boileau” under No. 129). Each drawing illustrating an episode of all five acts of the tragedy. Our work represents the moment when Pauline (daughter of Felix, Roman senator and governor of the province of Armenia) regains his former suitor Severus (a noble Roman general) and explains that she is now married to Polyeucte (a lord of Armenia) and she can see him again. The scene is set in a garden with a small temple of Vesta, where Pauline has filed an offering; the Pauline confidante named Stratonice, stands at his side, while Severus was accompanied by his servant Fabian. The drawing is captioned by Pauline words to Severus: “Yes I love Severus, and not doing as an excuse” The book was printed in 800 copies, containing compositions from Maignan etched by Emile Boivin...

Pen and ink with wash on watermarked J Whatman 1814 paper, 11 x 8 1/4 (280 x 210 mm). Scattered minor edge losses at the left sheet edge, well outside of image area. Minor handling w...

In this charming scene a maid appears bashful as she is introduced by her mother to the shepherd’s son. Ink and wash on hand made, cool-toned cream laid paper, 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches...

Pen and sepia ink on cream laid paper, 8 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (222 x 136 mm). Scattered paper tape repairs on the verso in the area of the upper left corner, and along the right sheet...

Hippolyte Victor Valentin SEBRON (Caudebec-en-Caux, 1801 – Paris, 1879) Convent interior Ink, pen and wash Signed and dated lower left 27,5 x 20 cm 1839 Pupil of Daguerre from the age of 29, Sebron entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under the teaching of Cogniet. He exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon between 1831 and 1878. First employed in the painting of dioramas, he then produced numerous paintings, particularly interiors of churches...

A magnificent and sensitively treated line drawing in coloured ink, heightened with white. It depicts Argan, the hypochondriac from Molière's play of the same name. Dating from circa...