Circle of François Boucher

Jacob and his family traveling to Egypt

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May 20, 03:42 PM GMT

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6,000 - 8,000 USD

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Property of Alessandra Suida Manning Dolnier

Circle of François Boucher

Jacob and his family traveling to Egypt

oil on canvas

canvas: 21 ¼ by 28 ½ in.; 53.6 by 72.5 cm.

framed: 29 ⅞ by 36 ½ in; 75.5 by 92.7 cm.

On loan, Raleigh-Durham, Nasher Museum at Duke University, no. 16 (according to a label on the reverse).

Paintings of caravans, or "marches" were popular in mid- to late eighteenth century France, a notable example being Boucher's Return from Market from 1767.¹Though the present example exhibits a distinctly fluid and confident hand, scholars remain divided on the attribution. Jean-Baptiste Deshays (1729-1765) has been suggested, as has the Boucher pupil Pierre Lelu (1741-1810).

1. Now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, inv. no. 71.3. See https://collections.mfa.org/objects/30846