"Vivant Dominique, Said "vivant-denon" (1747-1825)"portrait Isabella Teotochi-marin" Drawing/pen"
"Portrait of Isabella TEOTOCHI-MARIN" (Born in Corfu in 1747 - died in Venice in 1836).VIVANT Dominique, Baron DENON, known as “VIVANT-DENON” (1747-1825).
Pen and brown wash drawing.
Gilded wooden frame, from the 18th century.
Dimensions outside frame: H 17.5 x L 14 cm.
In Venice, in May 1792, Madame Vigée-Lebrun met her friend Dominique Vivant-Denon who introduced her to her friend, who was also her mistress, Isabella Teotochi-Marin.
Ms. Teotochi-Marin held, at the time, one of the most eminent Salons in Venice, it was nicknamed the “Venetian Staël”. Denon asked Mme Vigée-Lebrun to paint the portrait of her friend, which she did... And for his part, Denon made an engraving representing Mme Vigée-Lebrun painting the portrait of Isabella Teotichi-Marin.
See: Bibliothèque nationale, Dept des Estampes, Paris, Ef 47/fol.p.69.
Our drawing, in reverse, just takes up the left part of Denon's print where we see Isabella Teotochi-Marin carrying a bird to her mouth. In the print, a dog is depicted at his feet, seemingly attracted to the bird.
See: Cat. Dominique Vivant-Denon Paris, Louvre Museum, 1999 by Marie-Anne Dupuy, N°46 p.93.
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