Mathieu Ignace van Bree (Flemish, 1773-1839)'Etude pour le tableau des Atheniens'
stamped with artist's initials 'M.I.VB' and titled (lower right); bears further indistinct inscription (upper right)
black, red and white chalk
34.3 x 29.2cm (13 1/2 x 11 1/2in).注脚The present work is a study for one of the figures in a painting by the artist which depicts the calling of the names of those selected from Athens to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. An etching after this work titled Proclamation des noms des Atheniens dévoués au Minotaure has been mounted underneath the study.