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Dominique Vivant Denon

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Lithograph of a kneeling woman with two children and a sheep in a landscape with palm tree, 1809, by Denon.

Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt

1809

Lithograph of a winged bearded figure and putti carrying a banner filled with male portrait heads above a village scene.

Allegory: Portraits of the Artist at Different Ages

1818

Etched interior at night: a man reads by a window while a woman sits beside him and an infant sleeps in a cradle.

The Holy Family at Night

Etching of a rural landscape with a windmill, a young man and girl with oxen and sheep, and a large oak tree.

Landscape with Windmill, Young Man and Girl, and Two Oxen

c.1767-1825

Two Portraits of a Man in Half-Length

1784/1815

Pencil drawing of a man's face with deep-set eyes and pursed mouth, framed by a close-fitting hood and draped cloth.

Male Head in a Hood

ca. 1794

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1…

1794

Simeon Worlock. Line engraving by A. de St Aubin after D. Denon

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man with downcast eyes, a cloth wrapped around his head, and draped collar.

Caricature of Georges-Auguste Couthon (called Aristide, 1756-1794), President of the Convention in 1793, on the way t…

ca. 1794

Head of a soldier in profile, with a sword handle

ca. 1794

Profile of two soldiers wearing fur caps

ca. 1794

Pen and ink sketch of a crowd of armed men with a severed head raised on a pike above them.

The Head of Jean Féraud (1759-1795), a Deputy at the Convention, Carried on a Pike, May 21, 1795

ca. 1795

Pen and ink sketch of two men in tricorn hats playing cards at a table.

Replacements in the Parisian Guard Playing Cards in 1795

ca. 1795

Pencil sketch of two men's heads in wide-brimmed hats, with a sketched figure and hand below.

Replacements in the Parisian Guard Playing Cards

ca. 1795

Georges-Auguste Couthon at the National Convention in 1793

ca. 1793

Portraits of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727-1794), Bishop of Paris in 1792-93, and Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette (1763-1…

1794

Circular etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, turned to the left, with an inscription below.

Portret van Angelo Quirini

1757

Portret van Pietro Zani

1757

Etching of a courtyard with a man carrying an injured figure, horses, onlookers at a window, and a hilly town in the distance

Barmhartige Samaritaan

1757

Etching of three camels walking in a row beside two standing figures at the right edge of the scene.

Drie kamelen en twee figuren

1757

Etching of nymphs in a forest discovering a sleeping Cupid on the ground, with gnarled trees and a distant temple.

Diana en haar nimfen vinden de slapende Cupido in het bos

1792

Etching of a woman and bearded man in a hat leading a young boy by the hands, with rocks, village and a dog behind.

Christ returning from the temple with his parents

1757

Etching of a dark interior with witches, demons, a bat, and a nude figure near a hearth.

Departure for the Sabbath

Drawing of winged Father Time carrying a crowd of portrait heads in wigs and top hats, with cherubs and a village below.

Vader Tijd toont herinneringen aan Vivant Denon

1818

Bust of a Man Facing Right

ca.1777-85

Sepia lithograph of a kneeling woman with two children and a sheep in a landscape with palm and leafy trees.

The Holy Family

1809

Self-Portrait with Two Young Ladies

c. 1816-17

Stippled oval portrait of a man with tousled hair and a loosely tied cravat, against a hatched background.

Portrait of Crébillon

c. 1820

Tonal portrait of a balding older man in a high collar and cravat, turned three-quarters, with a sidelong gaze.

Portrait of Samuel Rogers, English Poet

1816

Portrait of an Old Man

1816

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, cravat and coat, turned three-quarters, in black crayon tones.

Portrait of Brunet, Printer

1816

Bust portrait of a man with curled hair, high cravat and coat, drawn in soft tones on pale paper.

Portrait of Monsieur de Mortemart-Boisse

1816

Lithograph of a seated woman with curled hair in a ruffled gown, resting her arms on a writing table, looking over her should

Portrait of Countess Mollien

1816

Pencil sketch of the Virgin seated in a chair holding the infant Christ, with a second child beside her, on laid paper.

Seated Virgin

1817-20

Oval print of a seated woman with two children, one holding a staff, with a distant landscape at right.

Virgin in a Chair

1817-20

Pencil-like portrait of a young woman with an upswept bun, ruffled collar and puffed sleeve, turned three-quarters to the rig

Portrait of a Young Lady

c. 1820

Pencil-style print of a smiling seated man with a bottle and glass at a table, with an easel and painting behind him.

Portrait of Lantara in the Role of Joly, from Le Peintre au Cabaret

1816

Sketch of two women in period dress, one at a piano with sheet music and one turning toward the viewer, dated 1817.

Madame Lavallée and Madame de Valory

1817

Pencil or chalk drawing of a standing man and two women in early nineteenth-century dress, one wearing a large feathered hat.

Man and Two Women Conversing

1817

Portrait of Monsieur Nelys in Profile

1817

Lithograph portrait of an elderly man with thinning hair in a dark coat and cravat, shaded in fine crosshatching.

Portrait of Monsieur Morice

1817-20

Profile Portrait of the Printers Brunet and Lasteyrie

1816

Lithograph portrait of a curly-haired man leaning on a scroll-backed chair beside a classical urn.

Portrait of Brunet, Printer

1817

Seated young woman with curled hair and ruffled collar holding an open book, drawn in soft tonal shading.

Seated Young Woman Holding an Open Book

1817

Lithograph of a curly-haired child peeking around a tall panel, one hand on its edge, shaded against a dark background.

Cupid

1817

Lithograph of a young woman seated under a tree with a winged cupid embracing her shoulder.

Cupid and a Young Woman

1817

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly couple embracing among mothers with infants, a child with a sheep, a cow, and cherubs in cl

Allegory of Maternal Felicity

1817

Pen and ink landscape of a towered building, figures in the foreground, and a grazing animal in an open field.

View of Jeurs

1817

Etching of a domed temple on a hill among tall trees, with figures in the foreground and a bridge over a stream.

Temple of Sibyl in Méréville

1817

Drawn family group in an interior: figures reading, a nurse holding an infant, and two dogs at a table with books.

Conversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Prince Edmond de Beauvau Behin…

1817

Sketched bust portrait of a woman with upswept curled hair and ruffled collar, turning toward the viewer.

Portrait of Madame Giacomelli

1817-20

Lithograph portrait of a young woman with curled hair, lowered eyes, and a ruffled collar, on a cream sheet.

Portrait of a Young Woman

1817-20

Lithograph of an allegorical scene with women, a draped curtain, cherubs, and a chain tied to a pedestal.

Love Tormented by Considerations Great and Small

1817-20

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, hands folded on a table, against a plain background

Portrait of Monsieur de Menneval

1817-20

Lithograph of a man in a fur-collared coat dipping a quill at a desk, with bookshelves and lion-head carvings behind him.

Portrait of Volney Dipping his Pen

1817-20

Drawing of a standing man instructing a seated woman at a table in an elegant room with curtains, busts and books.

Denon Instructing a Young Woman Drawing on a Lithographic Stone

c. 1820

Profile Portrait of Monsieur de Sommariva

c. 1820

Pencil-style drawing of a woman reading an open book to two children in a room with framed pictures on the wall.

Family Group (Woman Reading to Two Children)

c. 1820

Drawing of a group gathered around a seated artist working at a lithographic stone, with a woman and a child in the center.

Lithography Lesson

1819

Hand-coloured engraved portrait of an elderly man in a cloak examining a coin at a desk beside books and an inkwell.

L'Abbé Zani

1797

Portret van de Franse prentuitgever N.C. Aubourg

1803

Lithograph of a young woman with a bird on her hand, leaning on a balustrade beside climbing roses and a column.

Young Girl with Bird

c. 1820

Drawn group portrait of eight people in a room with curtains, books and a dog, a child reading in front.

Familieportret

1817

Lithograph of a woman in a headscarf with curled hair, a dark mask resting on her shoulder, dated 1820.

Girl with a Mask

1820