LEMONNIER - DOCTOR'S COSTUME - 18TH CENTURY DRAWING

Anicet Charles-Gabriel LEMONNIER (Rouen 1743 - Paris 1824)
Design for the official professor's costume at the Faculty of Medicine (Circa 1794)
Pen, wash and watercolor over pencil lines
29 x 15.5 cm
Box

Origins:

- Christie's, New York, January 28, 2000, lot no. 85
- Artcurial, Paris, September 26, 2023, lot no. 215
- Private collection located between Paris Faubourg St-Honoré and the park of the Château de Cuts (Oise)

This drawing was created upon his appointment as the official painter of the Paris School of Medicine in 1794. He held this position until his death and notably painted portraits of four famous physicians (Corvisart, Chaptal, Fourcroy, etc.). The drawing presented here is a design for their official ceremonial attire. We do not know the identity of the sitter, but it could be a renowned physician of his time.

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