Manner of François Boucher
Manner of François Boucher

'La pêche'; and 'L'agréable leçon'

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Manner of François Boucher
'La pêche'; and 'L'agréable leçon'
oil on canvas
the first 89¾ x 70½ in. (228 x 179 cm.), the second 90½ x 70½ in. (229.8 x 179 cm.)
a pair (2)

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The figures in the first work derive from Boucher's La pêche of 1761, while those in the second painting are based, in reverse, on an earlier work by the artist of 1748 (see A. Ananoff, Boucher, Paris and Lausanne, 1976, II, nos. 632 and 311, respectively).

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