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Lot 70 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings

The Coup of XVIII Brumaire: Bonaparte before the Council of Five Hundred

Alexandre-evariste Fragonard · pencil, brown wash

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Estimate
$7,000–$10,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, New York · 29 January 2009
Dimensions
13½ x 16 7/8 in. (343 x 428 mm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5398651
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexandre-evariste Fragonard, The Coup of XVIII Brumaire: Bonaparte before the Council of Five Hundred. Christie's, 29 Jan 2009, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5398651.

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Alexandre-evariste Fragonard, The Coup of XVIII Brumaire: Bonaparte before the Council of Five Hundred. Christie's, 29 Jan 2009, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5398651.

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