Leda and the swan

Details

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Huet I (Paris 1745-1811)
Leda and the swan
with signature 'F Boucher 1734' (centre left)
oil on panel
9 3/8 x 13 in. (23.8 x 33 cm.)

Provenance

Bradley W. Palmer, U.S.A., until 1984, when given to
The Lamont Art Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.

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Lot Essay

The present work relates to the picture by François Boucher in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.

Sold with a copy of a letter from Professor Justus Müller Hofstede, dated 20th November 1991, suggesting the attribution to Jean-Baptiste Huet I.

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