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Madame de Maintenon Returning to the Catholic Church [2]

1700s

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen

(French, 1720–1778)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
black chalk and brown wash, heightened extensively with white (gouache) and graphite
Support
Light to medium weight antique laid paper, off-white
Measurements
Sheet: 27.5 x 33.2 cm (10 13/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2010.288
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented drawing in black chalk and brown wash with white highlights depicts Madame de Maintenon, a woman with a light skin tone, in a long gown. She stands centrally, facing a figure holding a tall cross. To the left, four powerful horses hitched to a carriage are rendered with dramatic white strokes. Stone columns and foliage rise against a clouded sky while small children gather around the primary figures.

Madame de Maintenon Returning to the Catholic Church [2]

1700s

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen

(French, 1720–1778)
France, 18th century

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