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Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.
Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.

Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.

Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard (French, 1770–1837)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink
DimensionsSheet: 8.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGeorge Peabody Gardner Fund
Accession number2000.561
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceHenri Gérard, nephew of the artist; Comte Foy, husband of Henri Gérard's grand-niece; Comtesse Foy (the actress Elvira Popesco); Jill Newhouse, New York; Sotheby's, New York, Sale 7424, 26 January 2000, unsold; purchased after sale by MFA, March 2000.
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Study of a Seated Man (recto); Study of a Standing Man with Cloak and Large Round Hat, with Subsidiary Studies (verso)
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
early 19th century
Recto: Frontal study of a seated man and two small studies of a seated man in profile; verso: Two studies for an allegorical figure of Victory
Recto: Frontal study of a seated man and two small studies of a seated man in profile; verso: Two studies for an allegorical figure of Victory
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.
Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.
Figures facing right: a study for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus.
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Recto: Study of a man leading three horses [Automedon]; Verso: Study of three men in a state of agitation
Recto: Study of a man leading three horses [Automedon]; Verso: Study of three men in a state of agitation
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Three variant studies of Automedon [the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus]
Three variant studies of Automedon [the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus]
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Study of the central figures of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus
Study of the central figures of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
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Recto: Two groups of warriors facing right, studies for the left side of Achilles Swearing Revenge at the Bier of Patroclus; Verso: drapery study
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Recto: Four studies of a striding man with outstretched arms [Achilles]; Verso: Study of two men embracing and a study of a hand holding a shaft
Recto: Four studies of a striding man with outstretched arms [Achilles]; Verso: Study of two men embracing and a study of a hand holding a shaft
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
RESTRICTED: For reference use verso
Recto: Study of a striding man [Automedon]; Verso: Slight sketch of three [?] figures
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Recto: Study of a draped woman facing left; Verso: Two variant studies for the lower left corner of the painting
Recto: Study of a draped woman facing left; Verso: Two variant studies for the lower left corner of the painting
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century
Recto: Proportional study of a man holding a lance and facing right Verso: Fragmentary study of a man
Recto: Proportional study of a man holding a lance and facing right
Verso: Fragmentary study of a man
Baron François Pascal Simon Gérard
Early 19th century