Joseph-Marie VIEN (1716-1809) The landing of Briseis accompanied by Ulysses who hands her over to Chryses, High Priest, circa 1780-1785. Oil on paper pasted on canvas. Old label on the back of the stretcher "n° 43 Vien". Carries a "Vien" cartouche on the frame. 22 x 27.5 cm. Bibliography: Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809), Peintre du Roi, by Thomas W. Gaehtgens and Jacques Lugand. Arthena, 1988, listed under no. 254 p. 202. Provenance : - Vien sale, May 17, 1809, no. 76 - Sale 1816, M. Ménageot, no. 253 We would like to thank Mr. Gaethgens for the authentication and additional information he kindly provided. He refers us to his Catalogue Raisonné, which most probably includes our painting with this identification (no. 254) but without dimensions. Mr. Gaethgens points out that "In the Vien sale catalog, there are also several sketches whose subjects are taken from Homer's Iliad and which Vien did not use for paintings. It is highly probable that these sketches date from the same period as the great Trojan War paintings.