Saint Thomas looking upwards, seated on a cloud held by two angels, two putti reading a book above

Details

Bon Boullogne (Paris 1649-1717)
Saint Thomas looking upwards, seated on a cloud held by two angels, two putti reading a book above
with inscriptions 'L B..' and on the mount 'Laffosse'
black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash, heightened with white (oxidized), on brown paper
12¾ x 10½ in. (322 x 266 mm.)

Provenance

The Peyre Collection, Narbonne.
The Vergues Collection, according to the inscription 'COLLECTION VERGUES NOTAIRE A CARCASSONNE ECOLE FRANCAISE XVII Siècle Lafosse anciennne Con Peyre de Narbonne' on a label on the frame.

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Lot Essay

François Marandet has kindly identified this drawing as a preparatory study for the Saint Thomas painted by Bon Boullogne in 1699 for the decoration of the vault of the Chapelle Royale at the Château de Versailles (fig. 1).
Chapelle Royale, Versailles

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