JEAN-SIMON LE BOUTEUX, DIT BERTHÉLEMY Laon, 1743... Lot n° 19

Brutus putting his two sons to death Black pencil, pen and brown ink highlights, white gouache and brown wash on grey prepared paper Signed and dated lower right Berthelemy l'An 3me 22 x 34 cm (Mounted on cardboard, some stains) Brutus having his two sons put to death, black chalk, pen, brown ink, white gouache and brown wash BIBLIOGRAPHY Nathalie VOLLE, Jean Simon Barthélemy (1743 - 1811), ed. Artena, 1979, n°173, p.116 : Brutus putting his two sons to death, lost drawing, same dimensions as ours. PROVENANCE Former Moitte collection, his sale after death, June 7-8, 1810, Paris, part of n°16.