Pierre-Jean David called David d'Angers* (1788-1856) Designs for Reliefs: Tragedy, with Sophocles' Oedipus Rex on the left and Corneille's Le Cid on the right; and Comedy with Aristophanes' The Bees on the left and Molière's Tartuffe on the right inscribed 'Oedipe Roi' and 'Le Cid' and with the names of the characters in red chalk (1); inscribed 'Les Nuées' and 'Tartuffe' and with the names of the characters in red chalk (2), with inscriptions 'Dessin original du Bas relief en terre cuite executé David d'Angers pour le théâtre de Beziers provient des Cartons de David d'Angers' (1 and 2); black lead, watermark proprietary (2) 9 1/8 x 18½in. (230 x 470mm.); 8 7/8 x 18¼in. (225 x 465mm.)a pair (2)
Pierre-Jean David called David d'Angers* (1788-1856) Designs for Reliefs: Tragedy, with Sophocles' Oedipus Rex on the left and Corneille's Le Cid on the right; and Comedy with Aristophanes' The Bees on the left and Molière's Tartuffe on the right inscribed 'Oedipe Roi' and 'Le Cid' and with the names of the characters in red chalk (1); inscribed 'Les Nuées' and 'Tartuffe' and with the names of the characters in red chalk (2), with inscriptions 'Dessin original du Bas relief en terre cuite executé David d'Angers pour le théâtre de Beziers provient des Cartons de David d'Angers' (1 and 2); black lead, watermark proprietary (2) 9 1/8 x 18½in. (230 x 470mm.); 8 7/8 x 18¼in. (225 x 465mm.)a pair (2)
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