Achilles swearing revenge beside the bier of Patroclus ( recto ); Study of three standing figures ( verso )

FRANÇOIS-PASCAL-SIMON GÉRARD, CALLED BARON GÉRARD (Rome 1770-1837 Paris) Achilles swearing revenge beside the bier of Patroclus (recto); Study of three standing figures (verso) black chalk, brush and brown wash, gray wash, squared for transfer in black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso), watermark ‘Van der Ley’ and figure of a child standing on a globe with ‘VDL’ 10 1⁄2 x 14 3⁄4 in. (26.5 x 37.5 cm)