Lot Essay
The Rococo scroll and foliage decoration along the lower edges of both pictures would suggest that the panels were once part of a larger decorative scheme, probably doors from a carriage.
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A moonlit river landscape with boatmen and personifications of the Arts and Sciences; and A moonlit river landscape with figures on the shore: fragments
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Circle of Jean-Baptiste Pillement (Lyon 1728-1808)
A moonlit river landscape with boatmen and personifications of the Arts and Sciences; and A moonlit river landscape with figures on the shore: fragments
oil on panel
21 3/8 x 19½ in. (51.7 x 49.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
A moonlit river landscape with boatmen and personifications of the Arts and Sciences; and A moonlit river landscape with figures on the shore: fragments
oil on panel
21 3/8 x 19½ in. (51.7 x 49.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
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