A GERMAN OVAL PLAQUE 'FISHING'

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN OVAL PLAQUE 'FISHING'
Late 19th century
Painted after Franois Boucher with a woodland vignette depicting a youth and two maidens fishing
16¾ x 13¼in. (42.5 x 33.7cm.)

Lot Essay

This plaque was derived from a pastoral oil by Boucher (d. 1770). The view is taken from one of a pair of pictures showing the pleasures of rural sports, this one entitled 'Fishing', it dates from around 1766 together with its companion 'Hunting'.

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