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Materials:

Black chalk heightened with white

Size Notes:

349 by 249 mm; 13 ? by 9 ? in

Edition:

This attractive head study of a young woman seen in profile is a fine example of one of Franois Bouchers elegantly rendered Ttes de Femmes that were most probably executed as independent works of art. Similar graceful faces populate his painted compositions and a closely comparable female head appears in the painting Cupid a Captive in the Wallace Collection, dated circa 1754.1Another comparable head study with similarly coiffed hair and expressive large eyes was in the collection of Monsieur Bergeret when it was engraved by Demarteau.2

Description:

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Markings:

bears attribution in black chalk on the mount, lower centre: F. Boucher and bears numbering lower right, in pen and brown ink: 111, also bears inscriptions in pen and brown ink, on the reverse of the mount: Fr. Boucher. Kopf eines jungen Mdchens. Profilansicht. fol. / Kreide, Weiss gehht auf grau. Pap... / 1865 3. Apr. aus L. Dll's Nachlasse (inscription taken from the Ludwig Dll Sale catalogue - see Provenance)

Condition:

Laid down. Overall in good condition. There is light staining around the edges of the sheet and two small studio stains/splashes in the lower right corner. Black chalk and white heightening remain strong and vibrant. Sold unframed.