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Jacques DUMONT called LE ROMAIN
Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in 1729

1732

About the Item

VERY IMPORTANT DRAWING BY JACQUES DUMONT called « LE ROMAIN" (Paris 1701-1781) Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in Rome on November 30, 1729, for the birth of the Dauphin, son of Louis XV, after PANINI 1732-1735 Pen and black ink, red chalk, gray wash, and white gouache on oiled and waxed transparent paper, partially squared. 39 x 89 cm Signed lower left: Dumont le Rom. and inscribed on the base F Panini 1731. Provenance: Poncelet Sale, (from Auxerre), Paris, Hôtel Drouot, March 25-26, 1873, n°178 (sold for « 450 »); Mme de Polès, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, Me Lair-Dubreuil, Expert J. Feral, June 22-24, 1927, lot 8 (sold for « 30.000 fr. ») ; Sale after death Mme de Polès, galerie Charpentier, Me Etienne Ader, November 17-18; 1936, lot 5 bis; Sale Me. Fraysse, April 6, 2022, lot n°18; where acquired by the current owner; Private collection, France. Related works: Giovanni Paolo Panini, Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in Rome on November 30, 1729, for the birth of the Dauphin, son of Louis XV, oil on canvas, 1729, 107 x 248 cm, INV 415, Louvre Museum, Paris; Replica, oil on canvas, 109 x 246 cm, signed and dated « I.P. Panini 1731 », National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; Charles Nicolas Cochin II, Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in Rome on November 30, 1729, for the birth of the Dauphin, son of Louis XV, engraving, 48.3 x 92.3 cm, dated 1735, Bibliothèque Nationale, Cabinet des Estampes, Vb5 (1737), (Rome, 6e quartier). Bibliography: Charles Antoine Jombert, Catalogue de l’oeuvre de Ch. Nic. Cochin Fils, Paris, Imprimerie de Prault, n° 24, pages 10 et 11. We are grateful to Mrs. Chantal Mauduit who confirmed the authenticity of the work after examination. FULL EXPERTISE ON REQUEST
  • Creator:
    Jacques DUMONT called LE ROMAIN (1701 - 1781, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1732
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.36 in (39 cm)Width: 33.86 in (86 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1730-1739
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2258215371642

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