Francois Boucher (1703-1770) - Lot 80

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Francois Boucher (1703-1770) - Lot 80
Francois Boucher (1703-1770) Love teaching a young girl to read Black stone and white highlights on faded blue paper. 34 x 23.5 cm Stamp of the ARD editor (L.172). Provenance: former Randon de Boisset collection; its sale, Paris, 27 February 1777 ff, lot 343: "L'Amour qui enseigne à lire à une jeune fille, une autre fille se regarde dans un miroir, une troisième tient un carquois. This allegorical drawing is in black and white pencil on blue paper: height 13 inches, width 3 [sic] inches" (acquired by Legere for 90 books) Peut-être vente anonyme, Paris, July 8, 1777, part of lot 70: "L'Amour montrant à lire à des jeunes filles" (sold for 6 books) Peut-être vente posthume de la baronne Jankowitz, petite fille du sculpteur E-M Falconet, Paris, December 1, 1866, lot 10: "Groupe de l'Amour et de trois jeunes filles. Charming black pencil drawing." Former Albuquerque collection, its stamp (L.3149) Exhibited by Trinity Fine Art at Newhouse Gallery, New York, 1998, no. 31 Our sheet was used to create a model in Sèvres porcelain made by Falconet, with several variations. Madame de Pompadour acquired one in 1763 and Louis XV acquired two in 1765, one of which was kept at Bellevue. A plaster model and a biscuit version are kept at the cité de la céramique, Sèvres (cat. exp. Sèvres, 2001, fig.1 p.182 and cat. no. 107). Enamelled porcelain versions appear from time to time at public sale, one of which is kept at the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester (Bertha Buswell Bequest, 55.108). We would like to thank Mr. Laing and Ms. Demazure for confirming the authenticity of this drawing from a photograph and for the information provided.
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