German school of the XVIIIth century after Antoine WATTEAU. Country pleasures (the grove of Bacchus) Copper (small lacks). . 33 cm - Width : 42 cm Carved and gilded wooden frame, English work in the Louis XV style. Provenance (according to an inscription on the back) : Lord Overstone and partially erased stamp (also on the back of the copper). On the back of the copper a N°13. Reprise of the engraving of Charles Nicolas Cochin of 1727 of a composition of Watteau today disappeared. Expert : Mr Stéphane PINTA - Cabinet Eric TURQUIN - +33 1 47 03 48 78 - [email protected]

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