FRENCH SCHOOL, 18th Century

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FRENCH SCHOOL, 18th Century

A Trompe l'Oeil representing Views of Chateaux

the first with inscriptions in ink on the backing 'Donne a Mr.Dupin de franceuil par S.A.R. Mad. La Duchesse d'Orleans nee/princesse de Conty qui avoit beaucoup/de bontes pour lui.elle mourut/en 1759, peint par Boucher en 1740.'/and 'Massart/graveur en bas relief/de Mr. Le Dauphin/rue des Poulies ancien/hotel Conty; pres/La Louvre'/and 'Janv.1768', the other 'Fev.', in contemporary gilt stucco frames, each with a rustic landscape surmounted by a trophy emblematic of painting and music
bodycolor
6 7/8 x 5in. (148 x 127mm.) (frames) (2)
Provenance
Acquired from S.J. Phillips before 1960