After Simon Vouet, 17th Century
The Holy Family with a bird
oil on slate
7¼ x 9¾ in. (18.5 x 24.8 cm.)
Lot Essay
The present composition is a copy on slate of the only engraving of the subject attributed to Simon Vouet (see J. Thuiller, B. Brejon de Lavergnée and D. Lavalle, Vouet, Paris, 1990, pp. 62-3).