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Nicolas-Henri Jacob
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Nicolas-Henri Jacob
- a little girl with her doll, her brother holding a ball
Black chalk with touches of white heightening;
signed: n.h. Jacob del. and dated: 1810
Exhibited
London, Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century Drawings and Oil Sketches, 1996, cat. no. 7
Condition
Laid down on modern mount. Old vertical crease up middle of paper. Top right corner repaired and seems to be a repair around the date bottom right and tear at top right side.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Jacob was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David. He first exhibited at the Salon of 1802 and continued to do so until 1865. In 1805 he travelled in Italy as personal drawing master to Eugène de Beauharnais. Jacob established his own drawing academy in Paris in 1835.