Lot 2064
CIRCLE OF FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770)
POETRY
Oil on canvas, circular
85cm. diam.
* Derived from a similar oval composition, c.1758, 66 x 56cm., painted as one of an `ensemble decoratif` representing the Arts (the other themes were Music, Literature and Sculpture). Each image is a different shape and size. The originals are in the National Trust Collection at Ascott, Buckinghamshire, formerly the home of the de Rothschild family.
Provenance: Ballyfin, Co. Laois, Ireland; Sir Charles Coote, MP, 9th and Premier Baronet of Ireland; thence by descent
