A young boy seated by a ledge (‘Le Petit boudeur’), after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

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FRENCH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
A young boy seated by a ledge (‘Le Petit boudeur’), after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
red chalk, squared with stylus for transfer, watermark ‘VILLEDARY’
7 ½ x 6 ¼ in. (19.3 x 15.7 cm)

Provenance

John Boyd Thacher (1847-1909), Albany (his inscription ‘Coll. John Boyd Thacher’, not in Lugt).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 13 January 1989, lot 239 (as French School, 18th Century).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 10 January 1995, lot 179 (as Circle of Jean-Baptiste Greuze).

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Descriptif du lot

This red chalk drawing reproduces a charming painting of a young boy by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, which belonged to Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully (1725-1779) and was recently sold at auction (Christie’s, Paris, 23 June 2010, lot 64). The composition was translated into engraving by the German draftsman and engraver Carl Guttenberg (1743-1790). The present drawing is squared for transfer and could be the preparatory study for the print.

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