French School
18th century
Fête Galante with Two Gentlemen in a Landscape and a Young Peasant Woman Leading a Donkey
6 x 7 3/4 inches (156 x 195 mm), oval
Gouache on paper.
2003.10
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Baroness Liliane de Rothschild.
Notes
It has been suggested that the artist who executed this drawing might be Moreau l'Aîné or an artist close to Fragonard. However, it seems more likely that the work is earlier than either figure and that the unknown artist was influenced directly by Watteau, as the style of the figures suggests.
Associated names
Boisgirard, Claude, former owner.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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