Stanislas LÉPINE (1835–1892) The Saint-Denis Plain in Days Gone By Pen and sepia wash 15.9 x 25.9 cm Studio stamp in the lower left corner (L. 5671) In his book published in 1969, John Couper mentions this stamp, which he describes as a facsimile of the signature, and writes that it was likely reserved for Mrs. Lépine (J. Couper, Stanislas Lépine 1835–1892. His Life, His Work, Paris 1969, p. 30). On the reverse, on the backing board—which is now missing—is a pen inscription: La plaine St Denis / autrefois / dessin par Lépine In white chalk: No. 27 Provenance: - Félix Laurent Joseph Gérard (1834–1904), a Belgian art dealer based in Paris in the 1870s; - his posthumous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Mes Chevallier and Mauger, June 14, 1905, lot 81 (title in pen and ink on the backing board, now lost); - sale in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, A. Boisgirard, June 26, 1935, lot 36 (excerpt from the catalog on the backing board, now lost). Related work: Postcard published based on our drawing, titled *La plaine Saint-Denis*. One copy is preserved at the Municipal Archives of Saint-Denis, call number 2 Fi 14/206.