Lot 71: Etienne Parrocel (Avignon 1696-1776 Rome)

A kneeling monk in profile to the left, for Saint François Regis
signed 'PARROCEL' proceeded by a 'C' added by another hand
black chalk, watermark fleur-de-lys
21 1/4 x 16 in. (540 x 418 mm.)

A study for the central figure in Parrocel's painting of Saint François Régis priant pour la peste, commissioned in 1739 for the Eglise des Jésuites des Quatre-Langues, Marseilles, and now in the Musée des Beaux Arts, Marseilles. This drawing is very similar to a group by Etienne Parrocel sold at Christie's, Monaco, 30 June 1995, lots 67-82.