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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

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Seated woman in a white gown and yellow shawl turns toward the viewer beside a stone urn in a dark garden.

Mme. Dufresne

c. 1816

Full-length portrait of a standing man in green coat and black breeches beside marble busts and a gilded chair.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754-1838), Prince de Talleyrand

1817

Oil portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, brown coat, white shirt and dark cravat against a dark background.

Henri-Ernest de Beaufort

1818

Painting of a winged nude figure rising upward toward light, with a serpent and red drapery on rocky ground below.

The Soul Breaking the Links Holding it to the Earth

1821

Painting of a reclining nude woman on a gilded throne with a winged youth standing behind and a child leaning against her.

Vénus, l'Hymen et l'Amour

1800

Family portrait in a wooded park: a seated man with a book, a standing woman, and two children, one holding flowers.

Portrait of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and his family

1801

Oil painting of a nude woman tilted back as a shadowed male figure leans in to kiss her, against a dark background.

Jupiter and Io, Copy of a Detail after Correggio

1758

Oil portrait of a smiling middle-aged man in a blue coat with green collar and red neckcloth, in a gilt frame.

Vivant Denon

1812

Oil painting of Minerva guiding a winged nude youth upward toward light and clouds, with cherubs below.

Minerva Leading the Genius of the Arts to Immortality

1800

Oval portrait of a woman with dark curls, a poppy and wheat crown, pale blue gowns with gold trim, and red shawl.

Madame Jarre

1821

Nude woman carried through dark sky by winged cupids above rocky hillside, with draped golden cloth trailing beneath her.

L'enlèvement de Psyché

1800

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a green coat and black breeches beside classical busts and a gilded chair.

Portrait of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838)

1817

Oval portrait of an elderly woman in a grey headscarf and dark fur-trimmed cloak against a dark background.

Bildnis der Madame Simon

1788

Half-length oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

David Johnston

1808

Small sketch of two allegorical figures beside a pedestal with a gold letter N and radiant light, in a gilded frame.

La Victoire et la Paix

1807

Oil portrait of a man in a black hat and dark coat with a white cravat, set against a dark background.

Portrait d'inconnu

1800

Full-length portrait of a man in a red embroidered court coat and silver sash, beside a classical bust in an interior.

Portrait de Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), en habit de grand chambellan

1807

Bust-length oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a shadowed background.

Count Alexander Osterman-Tolstoy

1807

Unfinished painting of two classical women, one holding a curved horn of plenty, against a warm ochre background.

Abundance

1810

Painting of a winged youth embracing a young woman while a crowned figure offers a casket of gold, with a crouching child.

Innocence Prefers Love to Riches

c. 1804

Oil portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

1793

Half-length portrait of a young man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

David Johnston

1808

Oil painting of a seated nude woman with cherubs in a dark forest setting, by Prud'hon, 1814.

Venus Bathing

1814

Painting of a winged youth embracing a young woman as a richly dressed figure offers them a casket of gold jewelry.

Innocence Preferring Love and Riches

1804

Two winged nude figures embrace beneath trees, one holding a torch, with a small cherub at the left edge.

The Union of Love and Friendship

1793

Painting of a grieving family in a dim attic room, a seated woman holding white cloth with children and a standing woman near

Une Famille dans la désolation (A Grief-Stricken Family)

1821

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a sheet of paper against a brown background.

Dr. Thomas Dagoumer (1762-1833/1835)

1819

Full-length portrait of a man in a red embroidered coat and silver sash, beside a marble bust, in a dark interior.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754-1838), Prince de Bénévent

1807

Portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet with roses and a yellow embroidered shawl against a dark background.

La maréchale Lannes, duchesse de Montebello

Painting of nude Venus embracing Adonis in a forest, with cupids and a hunting dog beside them.

Venus und Adonis

1800

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated nude figure leaning on a ledge, on blue-grey paper, by Prud'hon.

Study of a Nude Woman, Seated Looking to the Right (recto)

c. 1810

Engraving of a cloaked man embracing a nude woman at the sea's edge under a crescent moon, with a tower and fire on the cliff

Phrosine and Mélidore

1797

Lithograph of a woman reading a book in an armchair while a dove perches beside her, with a garden urn behind.

A Reading

1822

Brown wash drawing of a mythological scene with winged figures, a flaming altar, a serpent, and classical columns.

Mythological Scene

Soft grey lithograph of a curly-haired child seated on a ledge, embracing a shaggy dog beside him.

Child with Dog

1822

Seated female nude drawn in white and black chalk on blue paper, one arm raised above her head.

Study of a Female Nude

about 1800

Drawing of a seated nude woman with hair in a bun, looking down, on a blue-grey toned paper.

Seated Female Nude

n.d.

Monochrome print of a curly-haired boy seated on a rock, embracing a dog beside him in a wooded setting.

Boy with a Dog

c. 1822

Drawing of a seated young woman with curled hair, white dress and clasped hands, set in an oval vignette on brown paper.

Young Woman Seated

last fourth 18th century or first fourth 19th century

Chalk drawing of two winged putti embracing and flying diagonally upward on grey-green paper.

Two flying putti

1798

Black chalk and white highlight studies of a seated and a standing man on blue-grey paper.

Two studies of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and a sketch of his wife

1798

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, gazing upward.

Male Nude Study

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a standing nude young man with curly hair against a shadowed background on blue paper.

Adonis

1810

Drawing of a reclining nude woman with arms raised, shaded in grey on blue-grey paper, identified as Venus.

Venus

1810

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of the Virgin ascending through clouds while two foreground figures gesture upward.

The Assumption of the Virgin

ca. 1816-19

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a muscular nude man seen from the waist up, gazing upward.

Seated Female Nude (recto); Standing Male Nude (verso)

probably between 1810-20

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman embracing a small child while draped figures watch from the left and a standing woman tu

Andromache and Astyanax

ca. 1798

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing woman in a white gown beside a stone balustrade and urn.

Kaiserin Joséphine Bonaparte, stehend in ganzer Figur

1804

Lithograph of a woman reading a book in a chair, with a dove perched beside her and a dog at her feet.

Une Lecture (A Lecture)

1822

Lithograph of a woman in a white gown reclining on a rock in a forest, with tall trees and a potted plant beside her.

Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), Kaiserin der Franzosen, erste Ehefrau Napoleons

1850

Engraving of a reclining woman reading a book with a white bird beside her face, a dog at her feet and a flower urn nearby.

Zittende vrouw met boek en witte vogel

1768

Lithograph of a family grieving around a sick man seated in an attic room with a sloping roof and drapery.

Vrouw en kinderen treurend rond zieke man

1822

Lithograph of a curly-haired boy seated on a rock, embracing a shaggy dog in a dark wooded setting.

Jongen met een hond

1822

Oval stipple engraving portrait of a man in a high-collared coat and cravat, on a pale sheet.

Portret van Louis Viardot

1798

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a man's head turned upward, mouth open, with windswept hair against grey paper.

Head of Vengeance

c. 1804

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman embracing a young man in a forest, with dogs and cherubs nearby.

Venus and Adonis

1808

Engraving of a cloaked man embracing a swooning nude woman by a campfire, with a moonlit sea and cliff castle behind them.

Phrosine en Mélidore

1797

Engraving of a nude winged youth with a torch beside a helmeted head on a pedestal carved with scales and symbols.

The Spirit of Liberty Establishes the Empire of Wisdom on Earth

after 1791

Stippled print of a young boy's head with tousled light hair and a serious expression, framed by a dotted dark halo.

Head of a Young Boy

n.d.

Engraved print of a nude youth flying past a tree trunk with billowing drapery, with a river and mountains behind.

Zephyr

1864

Graphite sketch of a group of bearded heads clustered around a central male figure with a draped cloak.

Group of Heads

1800