After Jean-Bapiste Pater
'Le Baiser Rendu'
oil on canvas
48.8 x 61.5 cm
Provenance
(possibly) G. Cognac (1880-1951), Paris
Literature
(possibly) F. Ingersoll-Smouse, Pater, 1921, p.75, under n.74
Lot Essay
The composition follows the engraving by Filloeul of 1733 after the original of which the present whereabouts are unknown (F.Ingersoll-Smouse, op.cit, p.75, n.474, fig.188).