Attributed to Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712-1774)

The Fortune Teller; and The Lovers

Details

Attributed to Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712-1774)
The Fortune Teller; and The Lovers
oil on panel
14 x 11in. (37.5 x 29.8cm.)
both inscribed on the reverse 'Chevalier Karl de Moor/Born at Leyden 1656 died 1738' (2)

Provenance

Coolidge (according to an old inscription on the reverse).

Lot Essay

The present works are based on engravings by Pierre Aveline (1702-1760) and Jacques Aliamet (1726-1788) after compositions by Franois Boucher (see A. Annanof, Franois Boucher, 1976, I, p. 269 - 'La Bonne Aventure' and 'Les charmes de la vie champtre' - figs. 493-4).
(one illustrated)