THE PAPIER-PEINT PANELS CIRCA 1815, TWO SCENES AFTER LEONARD BOILLY, ONE SCENE AFTER MARGUERITE GÉRARD
Details
AN EMPIRE PAPIER-PEINTE THREE-PANEL SCREEN,
The papier-peint panels circa 1815, two scenes after Leonard Boilly, one scene after Marguerite Gérard
each panel with a rectangular genre scene en grisaille, within a floral border, over a blank rectangular panel, above a faux marble base, with refreshening to the paint
76in. (193cm.) high, 24in. (61cm.) wide each panel
Provenance
With Nancy McClelland in 1935.
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McKeon.
Special notice
This lot has no reserve.
Lot Essay
The scene with the mother and child is after Marguerite Gérard's L'oiseau chér. The scene with the parents and child is after Leonard Boilly's We were two, now we're three.