Franois Boucher (1703-1770)
Boucher, F.
A seated shepherdess with a little boy
signed 'F. Boucher' (twice, both erased)
red, blue and white chalk on brown paper
10.7/8 x 7.7/8 in. (275 x 201 mm.)
Provenance
M. Paulme (L. 1910); Paris, 13-4 May 1929, lot 29.
Ren Fribourg, New York; Sotheby's London, 16 October 1963, lot 511.
Lot Essay
Alastair Laing has kindly confirmed the attribution of the present drawing, which dates to the artist's last years.