Pierre-Nicolas BRISSET (Paris 1810-1890) - Lot 59

Pierre-Nicolas BRISSET (Paris 1810-1890) Noah's sacrifice Original canvas 24 x 32 cm View of painting: 20 x 25.7 cm On verso inscribed 'C. / n°2 - 12 juin 1837', and countersigned by Vinchon. Sale label n°29 of March 19, 1904 and a label 49. Inscription in pencil 'Le sacrifice d'Abraham /Monsieur Bellet' (Unframed) Sketch of the composition with which Brisset won the Second Prix de Rome in 1837. The large format has disappeared, but a repetition by Brisset is preserved at the Musée d'Orsay (RF MO P 2015 14) and another in a private collection (Philippe Grunchec, "Les Concours des Prix de Rome 1797-1863, Tome II", École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, 1989, pages 133-134).