| | | | | | | | Document | Sale Catalog F-A21 | |
| Sale Location | une des salles du Couvent des Grands Augustins, Paris, France | | Seller(s) | Crozat, Pierre
from catalog: Feu M. Crozat | | Expert | Mariette, Pierre-Jean
Hecquet, Robert | | Lugt Number | 536 | | Notes | This is the Crozat sale of drawings. The VAL copy has a long 2 page note at the back on Crozat and the sale. Also (on p.85) the following: "Toute cette Collection de Pierres gravées a été vendu à la main 67000.# à Mgr. le D. D'Orleans." It also gives the totals for the sale as 122327.8, with the drawings amounting to 38961.8. BPG gives totals for drawings as 38961.8, engraved plates 16016, planches de Toulouse 350, pierres gravees 67000 = 122327.8, as in VAL. Two pages of remarks, probably same as VAL. BNP II has a note at the front: "Les desseins de cette collection de Mr Crozat lui ont coutté L# 45000# et la vente qui en a été faite à Paris en 1741 à l'enchère n'a produit que 38-à trente neuf mille livres." JPGM has a note at the front: "Mr Le Marquis Duchatel fut Heretier des Bronzes, statues, bareleliefs [sic], Tableaux, Estampes et Livres. Largent qui provient de la vente des Desseins, pierres Gravées, Planches gravées et des épreuves qui en restoient, fut distribué aux Pauvres. Par la suite le Cabinet de Tableaux passa à Mr Crozat, Baron de Thiers, et L'emperatrice de Russie l'acquit en entier en 1771 pour la somme de 450000#.
The introduction by Mariette states that Crozat had acquired drawings from Montarsis (to which Mariette had added the date 1712 in the VAL I catalogue), as well as from DePiles (1709) and Girardon (in 1716). He then adds the name of "Loger" who died in 1714. The same long note mentions purchases from the sale of Lord Sommers, Van der Schelling and Tenkaten. There is further information about his Italian sources and who acted on his behalf. He also states the sale took place in the Grands Augustins and not at the home of Crozat, whose address is given on the catalogue. He says (Robert) Hecquet was also a co-expert with him, and many of the lots bought by Mariette were bought through Hecquet.
For the list of drawings said to be from the Vasari collection, see Per Bjurström's Italian Drawings from the Collection of Giorgio Vasari (Stockholm, 2001) and Bjurström and Snickare's Nicodemus Tessin the Younger. Sources, Works, Collections.... (Stockholm, 2000). Although there are doubts about all of the drawings coming from Vasari's collection, Bjurström makes a case for their provenance.
The succession of the collection of Pierre Crozat is as follows: the present sale of his drawings followed his death in 1740. The remaining parts, the paintings and sculptures, passed to his nephew, Louis-François Crozat, marquis du Châtel (1691-Jan. 1750). The sculpture was sold in December, 1750, following his death, but the collection had probably remained largely unchanged since his uncle's death. Some of the sculpture in this sale was bought by Louis-François' younger brother, Joseph-Antoine, marquis de Tugny (1696-Jan.1751). Following the latter's death the largest sale of the family collection was held in June 1751 under Tugny's name, consisting of the paintings and some sculpture. The bulk of the paintings in this sale had been collected by the uncle Pierre Crozat, to which Tugny had added a significant number. (The two collections are listed separately.) Many of the best paintings were purchased at this sale by the third brother, Louis-Antoine Crozat, Baron de Thiers (1700-1770), following whose death the paintings were offered for sale in 1772. Catherine the Great negotiated to purchase the bulk of the collection, and the contract for the sale was signed on January 4, 1772. The remainder was sold under Thiers' name.
MA catalogue has two notes: 1) one on p.2 of Avis "Mr Du Chatel est mort en ces 50[?] et le catalogue de ses curiosites fut fait par Mr. Mariette" 2) the second note on last page of drawings section in pencil "Le montant de la vente apporte 246310#."
Lot 129 says Hecquet bought it for Mr. de Robien who was a collector from Rennes, and about whom there was a recent exhibition. He had other drawings from this sale as well. | | Catalog Location(s) | VAL I Expert's copy, annot. by Mariette with all buyers and prices on interleaved pages, as well as many notes, estimates, etc. The notes are difficult to read and have not yet been fully transcribed.
IFP Annot. on interleaved pages with all buyers and prices. There is also a long note at the front about Crozat, his family and the present sale which has been copied from an earlier source.
VAL II Annot. with all buyers and prices.
BPG I Not annot. but includes a separate list of all buyers and prices. It probably belonged to the dealer J.B.P. Lebrun and perhaps earlier to his father Pierre.
ESP I Annot. with most buyers and all prices as well as many notes.
RKDH I Annot. with all buyers and prices excepting the planches.
RKDH II Annot. with all buyers and prices excepting the planches. There are also some comments and various lists bound separately.
PMMo Annot. by Soullié with all buyers and prices.
EBNP I Summary catalogue, annot. with buyers, prices and many notes on interleaved pages beginning with lot 314. A few drawings by Gabriel de St. Aubin have been appended, although they probably do not relate to items in this sale. The annotations have been attributed to Germain de St. Aubin and many appear to have been copied from notes in VAL I.
EBNP II Annot. with most buyers and all prices.
ESP II Not seen, but said to be annot. with buyers and prices.
KKB Present location uncertain, but according to Lugt annot. with buyers and prices.
JPGM I [photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] Annot. with all buyers and prices excepting the planches and pierres gravés.
RKDH III [photocopy in Provenance Index Sales Files] Annot. with the initials of most buyers and all prices.
RMA Annot. with all buyers and prices for the drawings only.
Ars Libri 1997. Not seen., but It is supposed to be annot. with all buyers and prices for the drawings as well as some notes.
ESP III Not seen, but supposedly annot. with some buyers and prices.
FLNY Annot. with a few buyers and all prices.
ITP Annot. with a few notes, both old and modern, marking those lots bought by Comte Tessin to whom the catalogue may have belonged.
JPGM II Annot. with all prices excepting the planches and pierres gravés.
BNP I Annot. with all prices for the drawings.
BNP II Annot. with all prices for the drawings.
MB Annot. with all prices for the drawings only.
AAP Annot. with most prices for the drawings only.
BV Annot. with most prices for the drawings only.
BPG II Annot. with the prices for lots 1 and 2. It probably belonged to the dealer J.B.P. Lebrun and perhaps earlier to his father Pierre.
MA Not annot. excepting two notes. Formerly NA.
ESP IV Annot. in pencil with some modern notes. Formerly in the collection of Count Stroganoff.
BNP III Not annot.
LP Not annot.
ARP Description Sommaire, with 85 pages, 1382 lots. Not annot.
BMPL Not annot.
AKW Not annot. It belonged to M. König.
MPA Not annot. It has been damaged by water.
BVR Not annot. It belonged to conte Leopoldo Cicognara.
KKBa Not annot.
ADP Not consulted, however it is supposedly annot. with many buyers and a few prices.
ESP V Not seen, but supposedly not annot.
TSP 2010. Not seen, but apparently not annot.
FC Not seen.
CAIW Not seen.
WC Not seen.
PJP Not seen. | | See Also | Sale Contents | | | Art Sales Catalogues Online | | | Digitized Catalog - GRI | | | Digitized Catalog - GRI | | | |
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