François BOUCHER (Paris 1703 - 1770) Study for... Lot 31

François BOUCHER (Paris 1703 - 1770) Study for Vulcan presenting Venus with the arms of Aeneas Black stone on beige paper Dimensions: 36.5 x 53 cm Provenance: former Suchtelen collection, stamped lower right (L.2332), his sale Paris, Hotel Drouot, June 4, 1862, no. 113 We know of a grisaille by Boucher on the same subject, with many variants, in preparation for a tapestry cartoon in the Amours des Dieux series, now in the Musée du Louvre (inv. MI. 1025). The tapestry from the Beauvais manufacture is in the opposite direction, and also features numerous variants. One example is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. 1986.459). We would like to thank Mme Françoise Joulie, who kindly confirmed the authenticity of this drawing after a visual examination. We would like to thank Mr. Laing, who is unsure of the authenticity of this drawing based on a photograph. He would like to see it to give his opinion. Available from the expert EXPERT : CABINET DE BAYSER - 01 47 03 49 87 - info@debayser.com Collection of lots by appointment only, on June 20 and 21, 2023, in Paris VIIIe (Metro: Franklin Roosevelt Line 8 or Saint-Philippe du Roule Line 9). [The exact address will be communicated to you after full payment of the slip, when the appointment is made].