Lot Essay
Like Bouchardon, Laurent Guyard (1723-1788) came from Chaumont, and they both studied sculpture together. Guyard won the Prix de Rome in 1749 and stayed in Rome until 1767.
A Nude looking down to the left
Details
Edmé Bouchardon (1698-1762)
A Nude looking down to the left
signed 'E Bouchardon' (in reverse) and inscribed 'Dessein de Mr. Bouchardon, donné à l'Académie, par Mr. Guiard Sculpteur, Pensionnaire Du Roi 1755'
red chalk counterproof, watermark AM heart VIMAL and grapes
620 x 423 mm.
A Nude looking down to the left
signed 'E Bouchardon' (in reverse) and inscribed 'Dessein de M
red chalk counterproof, watermark AM heart VIMAL and grapes
620 x 423 mm.
Provenance
Laurent Guyard.
Académie Royale de Peinture.
Académie Royale de Peinture.