18th century French school Reclining woman Charcoal and white chalk (Small stains) In a gilded moulded wood frame, repainted in red, Louis XV period. 30.0 x 43.0 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris Our drawing is a reversal of the figure of Tullie in François-Guillaume Ménageot's painting, Tullie passing his chariot over the body of his father, now in the Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy (inv. 245). This painting illustrates an episode in the legendary founding of Rome. Tullie had supported a conspiracy to replace her father, Servius Tullius (578-534 BC), King of Rome, with her husband, Tarquin the Superb. In her haste to congratulate the new sovereign, she gave orders not to stop in front of the lifeless body of her father, whom she did not recognise. 18th century French school 30.0 x 43.0 cm Our drawing is a reversal of the figure of Tullie in François-Guillaume Ménageot's painting, Tullie passing his chariot over the body of his father, now in the Musée des beaux-arts de Nancy (inv. 245). This painting illustrates an episode in the legendary founding of Rome. Tullie had supported a conspiracy to replace her father, Servius Tullius (578-534 BC), King of Rome, with her husband, Tarquin the Superb. In her haste to congratulate the new sovereign, she gave orders not to stop in front of the lifeless body of her father, whom she did not recognise.