Attributed to CHAPPE Jean (active in Reims in... Lot 48

Attributed to CHAPPE Jean (active in Reims in the second half of the 17th century) Spaniel on a cushion Canvas No frame Height 38 ; W 45.5 cm Inscribed on the reverse of the stretcher "B.lier chien de Marie Antoinette reine de France". Jean Chappe was born in Reims. His work is still little known. Until 1914, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims held two still lifes, one of which was signed and dated 1688 (see M. Fare, La nature morte au XVIIeme siecle, Fribourg, 1974, p. 356). Our painting can be compared with L'Epagneul aboyant (Canvas, same dimensions) signed and dated 169... and preserved in a private collection (see E. Coatalem, La nature morte française au XVIIe siècle, Dijon, 2014, reproduced on p. 144).