Alexandre Cabanel

(French, 1823-1889) Head of Saint Louis for the Pantheon, c. 1873 black charcoal on paper signed Alex Cabanel (lower right) 16 1/4 x 12 7/8 inches. Provenance: Shepherd Gallery, New York Exhibited: New York, Shepherd Gallery, French and Other European Drawings, Paintings and Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century, Winter Exhibition, 1981, no. 3 (illus) not examined out of frame; slight rippling to paper; possible water spot in lower center, approx. 1/8"; otherwise appears to be in basic good condition. framed: 24 3/8 x 21 inches.