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Welcome to Spaightwood Galleries, Inc.
120 Main Street, Upton MA 01568-6193
18th-Century Drawings: Mouricault (French, fl. 1768-1795),
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Very little is known about the artist. Mouricault was elevated to the French Academy in 1769 and was still showing at the Salin in 1795. In 1779 he was one of the Commissaires du Chatelet and his medal can be seen at http://www.imagescgb.com/images/monnaies/jetons/j13/j13_0237.jpg. He was influenced by Jacques Louis David. Our pieces all appear to have come from a project devoted to the story of Cupid and Psyche. First told in Apuleius' Golden Asse (translated into English by WIlliam Warner in time to contribute to Shakespeare's portrayal of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream), the story also appealed to Raphael's workshop, and the Master of the Die, with a few contribitions from Augustino Veneziano, produced a very popular set of over thirty engravings devoted to the story.
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Mouricault (French, fl. 1768-1795), Cupid fleeing from Psyche. Charcoal on gray laid paper, c. 1780. Signed "Mouricault" lower right. Provenance: all three of our drawings came from the same collection as indicated by the noatation "g-s/varies" on each piece in the lower right quadrant. Image size: 136x165mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.
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Mouricault (French, fl. 1768-1795), Femme a coucher (Psyche), Pencil on gray laid paper, c. 1780. bottom right of oval. This drawing was made from two pieces of paper. Signed center-right at the bottom of the oval. Provenance: all three of our drawings came from the same collection as indicated by the noatation "g-s/varies" on each piece in the lower right quadrant. Image size: 155x212mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.
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Mouricault (French, fl. 1768-1795), Cupid and Psyche. White chalk on oilpaper, c. 1780. Mouricault was elevated to the French Academy in 1769 and was still showing at the Salin in 1795. He was influenced by Jacques Louis David. Posthumously signed with the atelier stamp. Provenance: all three of our drawings came from the same collection as indicated by the noatation "g-s/varies" on each piece in the lower right quadrant. Image size: 136x160mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.
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Spaightwood Galleries, Inc.
To purchase, call us at 1-800-809-3343 (1-508-529-2511 in Upton MA & vicinity) or send an email to spaightwood@mail.com.
We accept AmericanExpress, DiscoverCard, MasterCard, and Visa.
We also accept wire transfers and paypal.
For directions and visiting information, please call. We are, of course, always available over the web and by telephone (see above for contact information). Click the following for links to past shows and artists. For a visual tour of the gallery, please click here. For information about Andy Weiner and Sonja Hansard-Weiner, please click here. For a list of special offers currently available, see Specials.
All works are sold with an unconditional guarantee of authenticity (as described in our website listing).
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Visiting hours: Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday noon to 6:00 pm and other times by arrangement.
Please call to confirm your visit. Browsers and guests are welcome.
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