Philippe-Louis Parizeau (Paris 1740-1801)
Four episodes from the life of Saint Gregory: Gregory called to the Pontificate; Gregory curing the wounded during the Siege of Rome; Gregory ordering the construction of Saint Peter's; and The Death of Gregory
signed and inscribed 'Dessiné par Ph. L. PARIZEAU' (2, 3 and 4) and inscribed 'peint par Fr. Doyen' (on the mounts)
black and white chalk, grey wash, shaped
20 ? x 14 1/8 in. (51.5 x 36 cm.); with two further drawings: The Ascension by Hubert-François Gravelot (1699-1773) and Saint Paul preaching in Athens by Louis-Félix de la Rue (1731-1765)
a set of four
Philippe-Louis Parizeau (Paris 1740-1801)
Four episodes from the life of Saint Gregory: Gregory called to the Pontificate; Gregory curing the wounded during the Siege of Rome; Gregory ordering the construction of Saint Peter's; and The Death of Gregory
signed and inscribed 'Dessiné par Ph. L. PARIZEAU' (2, 3 and 4) and inscribed 'peint par Fr. Doyen' (on the mounts)
black and white chalk, grey wash, shaped
20 ? x 14 1/8 in. (51.5 x 36 cm.); with two further drawings: The Ascension by Hubert-François Gravelot (1699-1773) and Saint Paul preaching in Athens by Louis-Félix de la Rue (1731-1765)
a set of four