Our client's extraordinary calligraphic drawing in ink on laid paper is a very rare and fine example of lineography by Pierre Jean Paul Berny de Nogent (1722-1779), depicting a young Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) at the age of 21, and presented to Charles of Lorraine in 1776. The drawing, approximately 12 by 20 inches, resides under modern matte and mounted in later glazed, carved wooden frame.
Good condition. Surface with craquelure, scuffs, scratches, fold marks and wrinkles. Frame with nicks, small losses, scuffs, scratches, small cracks, consistent with age.
Berney de Nogent was an accomplished soldier, published writer and skilled calligraphic illustrator who studied lineography with Louis Rossignol (1694-1739). (Rossignol's works are the basis of L'Art d'écrire (The Art of Writing), published shortly after his death in 1741.) An increasingly popular art form of the 18th century, lineography is the art of drawing without lifting the pen, (pencil, or brush).
The Lorraine-born Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel (1712-1780), was an Austrian general and field marshall of the imperial army, and Governor-General of the Austrian Netherlands.
Item K-421. Item sold as-is. All sales final.
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