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Jean-Baptiste Deshays

15 works

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Portrait of a young woman with flowers in her hair, white frilled blouse, blue ribbon and scissors, against a muted backgroun

Portrait présumé de Jeanne-Elisabeth-Victoire Deshays, épouse de l'artiste

1763

Grisaille allegory of reclining figures, a helmeted warrior and cherubs, with robed men in wigs gazing up at it.

Le Prévôt des marchands et les Échevins de la Ville de Paris (allégorie au traité de Paris du 10 février 1763)

1763

Brown wash drawing of men carrying a nude corpse past a stone arch, with a bearded elder and sprawled figures.

Tobias Burying the Dead

about 1763-1765

Brown wash drawing of a crowded classical hall with seated judges and a kneeling woman reaching toward them.

Phryne Before the Areopagus

mid-18th century

Sketch of the Virgin and Christ child with sheep and angels, and a sleeping shepherd in the foreground.

Shepherds Dreaming of the Flight into Egypt

18th century

Red and black chalk drawing of a bowed, nude male torso leaning forward on grey paper.

Half Figure of a Man, Nude to the Waist

18th century

Black chalk drawing on tan paper of a muscular satyr leaning back, one arm raised, with shaggy animal legs.

Seated Satyr Leaning Backward [recto]

1758

Charcoal study of a man reclining on the ground, head resting on his arm, with a bed corner sketched above on tan paper.

Man Reclining on the Ground and the Corner of a Bed [verso]

1758

Brown wash drawing of a chaotic battle scene with musket-firing soldiers, a rearing horse, and a turbaned figure among trees.

A Young Woman Overcome by Love [recto]

1763

Black and red chalk sketch of a female nude with raised arm and loose study lines, by Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays, 1763.

A Reclining Nude with Her Right Arm Raised over a Swift Composition Study [verso]

1763

Brown wash drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and sheep across a stream under a cloudy sky.

Herdsmen Driving Cattle across a Stream

1760

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a muscular man reclining backward on an animal skin, one arm raised, on tan paper.

Seated Satyr Leaning Backward [recto]

1758/1765

Charcoal study of a man reclining on the ground, head resting on his arm, with a sketched bed corner above.

Man Reclining on the Ground and the Corner of a Bed [verso]

1758/1765

Brown wash drawing with red chalk of armed figures and smoke in a dark wooded setting, sketched in loose strokes.

A Young Woman Overcome by Love [recto]

c. 1763

Black and red chalk sketch of a woman with raised arm and loose studies of drapery and figure contours.

A Reclining Nude with Her Right Arm Raised over a Swift Composition Study [verso]

c. 1763

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