Kenneth Neame: Cadogan Square and Mayfair
Kenneth Neame: Cadogan Square and Mayfair
Manner of François Boucher
A pair of Chinese genre scenes depicting figures on a terrace
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December 15, 12:20 PM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
Manner of François Boucher
A pair of Chinese genre scenes depicting figures on a terrace
a pair, both oil on canvas
each unframed: 102 x 122.2 cm.; 40⅛ x 48⅛ in.
each framed: 116 x 136 cm.; 45⅝ x 53½ in.
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These works depict Chinese genre scenes derived from Gabriel Huquier's (1695–1772) Scènes de la vie chinoise, a series of engravings dated circa 1742 based on drawings by François Boucher (1703–1770). The present canvases are respectively derived from La Lecture and LeCarillon. Examples of both engravings are conserved at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.11
Inv. no. 53.600.1019(10); etching; 30.1 × 23.7 cm; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/364908?ft=Sc%c3%a8nes+de+la+vie+chinoise&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=15; and inv. no. 53.600.1019(6); etching; 29.8 × 23.7 cm; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/394229ft=Sc%c3%a8nes+de+la+vie+chinoise&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=12