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Jean-Michel Moreau, called Moreau le jeune (1741-1814).
Seated Woman with a Cat, about 1776.
Brush and gray and black wash; 186 x158 mm
Collection of Muriel Butkin
[cat. no. 16]
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Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune
Seated Woman with a Cat
Moreau le jeune was an important draftsman, printmaker, and book illustrator who was championed by the celebrated French writers of the 19th century Edmond (1822-1896) and Jules (1830-1870) de Goncourt, who also owned this drawing. The collector's stamp bearing their name can be seen in the lower left corner of the sheet. The drawing may represent a relative of the 18th-century French poet Louis Gresset (1709-1777). A portrait drawing by Moreau le jeune of Gresset-now at the Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame-has many similarities to this one.
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