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Although not by Poussin himself, it shows some characteristics of the master’s work and was probably executed by a close follower. Active in France and Italy, Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) executed many series of paintings and drawings, with a general moralizing tone, dealing with Christian or mythological themes influenced by Roman Antiquity and the Renaissance masters.","physicalDescription":"A half naked woman is lying on the ground, she embraces a young boy with a right arm and holds a jug in her right hand.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[{"text":"Drawing","id":"x32498"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pen and ink and wash on paper ","categories":[{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2018LH4839","2012FF0946"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLH (VA)","id":"THES49654"},"free":"","case":"PD","shelf":"104","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"drawings","id":"AAT33973"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"France","id":"x28849"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"17th century","earliest":"1600-01-01","latest":"1699-12-31"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"103","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"115","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Mounted with the following drawings: D.315-1885, D.314-1885, D.316-1885 and D.318-1885","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"NAL dry stamp (not in Lugt) on the right bottom corner"}],"objectHistory":"Bought from E. Parsons for £2.10.0 (lot price) in 1885.","historicalContext":"This drawing belongs to a series of 11 studies after the antique (D.309 to 319-1885). The series was originally attributed to Nicolas Poussin but was catalogued in the section dedicated to the rejected attributions (‘dessins rejetés’) in the catalogue raisonné (Rosenberg, 1994). P. Rosenberg suggests however that the drawing was made by a close follower of Nicolas Poussin in the style of François Verdier (1651-1730). \r\n\r\nThese drawings were probably executed as patterns for sculptured panels. They seem to draw their motif from antique statues which have not been identified. D. 319-1885 shows a woman lying in despair. She embraces a young boy with her right hand which also holds a jug. The drawing probably illustrates a scene of desperation due to a severe drought in the antique world.  \r\n\r\nA number of decorative projects and architectural designs have been influenced by Poussin, who favoured academic individual figures. In his early career, many artists worked as studio assistants with Poussin, drawing academic cartoons to help him to achieve designs for commissions and therefore imitating the master’s manner. His work influenced a major part of the 17th century artists. P. Rosenberg suggests that the series was made by an artist in the circle of François Verdier (1594-1649).","briefDescription":"Drawing, Study after the Antique, by a close follower of Nicolas Poussin, French school, 17th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Pierre Rosenberg, Louis-Antoine Prat, <u>Nicolas Poussin, 1594-1665: catalogue raisonné des dessins</u>, Milan, 1994, p.898, cat. no. 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