Search
Skip to main content
Chapelain's Wig Changed into a Comet

Chapelain's Wig Changed into a Comet

Artist/Maker (French, 1673–1722)
Dateca. 1720
MediumRed chalk on paper
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 6 1/4 × 8 11/16 in. (15.9 × 22 cm)
Credit LineMrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund
Object number1964.17
Status
Not on view
More Information
The subject of the drawing comes from a parody written by Boileau, Racine and Furetière in 1664 against Jean Chapelain, a celebrated 17th-century French writer who was reputed to be a miser.
ProvenanceCarl Robert and Albert Paul Rudolf, London, England (coll. no. 351). (Francis Matthiesen, London). (F. Kleinberger & Co., New York); purchased 1964 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH This drawing listed in Gernsheim Corpus, no 3636 (as Gillot). Collection given as C.R. and A.P. Rudolf, London (collection no. 351)Exhibition History
France in the Eighteenth Century
  • Royal Academy of Arts, London (January 6, 1968 - March 3, 1968 )
Eighteenth Century Prints and Drawings from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 29, 1989 - October 22, 1989 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
The AMAM continually researches its collection and updates its records with new findings.
We welcome additional information and suggestions for improvement. Please email us at AMAMcurator@oberlin.edu.