Attributed to Théodore Deligny (1798-1863)
Academy of black men, seen from behind, pulling on a rope
Black pencil and highlights of white and brown pastels
41 x 36 cm
On the back of the gouache flower studies
Annotated at the top "1st Disciros(?)" and "2nd Aecessit". A stamp reads "Municipal School of Drawing - 3rd Arrondissement - City of Paris".
Signed at the bottom center
Accidents and creases, especially on the edges, blue stains in the upper part, punctures

The signature is similar to that of the painter Théodore De Ligny, considered an Orientalist artist, who exhibited several times at the salon between 1830 and 1840.

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