Miscellaneous documents, 1775-1814.

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Miscellaneous documents, 1775-1814.

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By virtue of an order of 1775, Louis XVI obliged himself to patronize painters and sculptors of the Academy. The collection includes lists of works bought by the King (and in one case by the National Assembly) and of artists and sculptors patronized or employed at the recommendation of the Academy, 1775-1791. Collection also includes a report (2 p., in English) on the treatment of Raphael's altarpiece of the Aracoeli, ca. 1802, describing the technique used to transfer the work from panel to canvas; miscellaneous administrative letters, ca. 1807-1818 (4 items); and a plan of organization submitted by Jean Baptiste Debret, ca. 1824.

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Académie des beaux-arts (France)

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