(1795); Repentant Girl; Little Boy with Violin (1800).—Ch. Blanc, École française; JAL, 507; Lejeune, Guide, i. 386.
DRÖLLING, MICHEL MARTIN, born
in Paris, March 7, 1786, died there, Jan. 9,
1851. History and portrait painter, son
and pupil of Martin D.; then studied with
David, and after obtaining the grand prize,
studied in Rome. Returned to Paris, he
painted scenes from sacred and profane history,
graceful in composition, and correct
in drawing. Member of the Institute in
1833. He formed many excellent pupils—such
as Breton, Chaplin, and Henner. His
later and larger pictures are inferior to his
earlier ones. Medals: 2d class, 1817; 1st
class, 1819; L. of Honour, 1837. Works:
Death of Abel (about 1810, one of his best);
Orpheus and Eurydice (gold medal, Salon,
1819); Good Samaritan (1824), Lyons Museum;
Ulysses carrying off Polyxena (1827);
St. Surin (St. Andrew, Bordeaux); Death of
Richelieu (1831); Marie-Antoinette taking
Communion (Expiatory Chapel in the Conciergerie);
A large ceiling in the Louvre
representing Law spreading its benefits over
the Earth; Christ among the Doctors,
Notre Dame de Lorette.—Bellier
de la Chavignerie, i. 447;
Jal., 508; Larousse.
DROOCH-SLOOT (Droech-Sloot,
Droogsloot), JOOST
CORNELISZ, born in Utrecht
(?) end of 16th century, died
after 1666. Dutch school. Admitted
to St. Luke's guild,
Utrecht, 1616, its dean in
1623. Painted historical and
biblical subjects and landscapes,
but principally village
festivals, which he enlivened
with a great number of figures.
Works: Troops passing
through a Village (1645), Louvre;
Kirmess (1649), Rotterdam
Museum; Duel between
Lieutenant Gerhards and M.
Briautès (1630), Vienna Museum;
Pool of Bethesda (1643),
Brunswick Museum; Replicas
in Antwerp and Berlin Museums;
Kirmess (1652), Dutch
Village (1652), National Museum,
Amsterdam; Frozen
Canal in Holland, Hermitage,
St. Petersburg; others in Museums of Berlin,
Dresden, Cassel, and Madrid.—Archief.
v. nederl. Kunstgesch., ii. 254;
Burger, Musées, ii. 275; Immerzeel,
i. 197; Kramm, ii.
371; De Stuers, 33.
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Dropsical Woman, Gerard Dou, Louvre.
DROPSICAL WOMAN (Femme hydropique), Gerard Dou, Louvre; wood, H. 2 ft.
