THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
FRANÇOIS BOUCHER* (1703-1770)

Details
FRANÇOIS BOUCHER* (1703-1770)

A standing Boy pointing, a reclining boy behind him

black, brown and white chalk, on light brown paper
10½ x 6 7/8in. (268 x 174mm.)
Provenance
Madame Blondel d'Azaincourt
Kiefer Collection; Hotel Georges V, Paris, 26 May 1969, lot 4
Literature
A. Ananoff, Boucher Dessins, Paris, , no. 19, fig. 7
Engraved
by Demarteau,

Lot Essay

The engraving by Demarteau, mentioned by Ananoff, bears the date of 1768 and gives the name of its owner as the famous Boucher collector Madame Blondel d'Aaincourt. Alastair Laing has, on the basis of a photograph, kindly confirmed the attribution