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Guillaume Lethière
French, 1760 - 1832
Jean-Germain Drouais, (French, 1763 - 1788)
Landscape Album (Paysage)
Early 19th century, album assembled c. 1828-30 by Mélanie d’Hervilly
This album bears the name of the prominent history painter Guillaume Lethière’s student and close family friend Mélanie d’Hervilly, to whom he left the contents of his studio at his death. The walled Italianate cities, botanical studies, and sweeping vistas within were likely executed by Lethière during his time in Rome, first as a student (1786–91) and later as the director of the Académie de France (1807–16). The album also contains work by contemporaries and friends, attesting to the friendships Lethière forged in Rome.
| Medium | 114 paper leaves with 4 counterproofs and 92 drawings in pen and brown and black ink, graphite, black chalk, white chalk, charcoal, brush and brown and black wash |
| Dimensions | 16 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. (41 × 26 cm) |
| Object Number | 2019.2.1-71 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by the Clark, 2019 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Guillaume Lethière, Landscape Album (Paysage), Early 19th century, album assembled c. 1828-30 by Mélanie d’Hervilly, 114 paper leaves with 4 counterproofs and 92 drawings in pen and brown and black ink, graphite, black chalk, white chalk, charcoal, brush and brown and black wash. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 2019.2.1-71
