CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE (Nîmes 1700-1777 Castel Gandolfo) Study of the lamenting Magdalene under the cross of Christ. Red chalk, heightened in white. The framing line in black pen. 36.5 x 29.2 cm. The present drawing is the preparatory figure study of the lamenting Mary Magdalene under the cross of Christ, which Charles-Joseph Natoire designed in 1737 for his engraving "Consummatum est" executed by Benoît Audran the Younger (1698-1772) (see: Philadelphia Museum of Art, inv. no. 1985-52-36745). Provenance: - Swiss private property.