Lot 173: Michel-Martin Drolling (Paris 1786-1851)

A peasant couple with a child in a barn
signed and dated 'drölling 1816' (lower right)
oil on canvas
9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.8 cm.)

Son of the painter Martin Drolling (1752-1817), Michel-Martin Drolling studied with his father before entering Jacques-Louis David's studio, where he is recorded in 1806. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1810 for La Colre d'Achille (Paris, Ecole des Beaux-Arts) and went to study in Italy at the Villa Medici where he remained for five years. After his return to Paris in 1816 he launched a successful career as a history painter and decorator. He executed two ceilings for the Louvre in 1826 and 1827, and was much sought after as a portrait painter.

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