JACQUES PHILIPPE LE BAS (1707-1783) AFTER FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703_1770), PAIR OF ENGRAVINGS representing two views of Charenton, "première vuee de Charenton, dédiée à m. portail peintre et garde des plans et tableaux de sa majesté" and "seconde vue des environs de charenton, dédiée a m. descamps membre de l'académie des sciences, belles lettres et arts de rouen".mixed technique, etching and burin enhanced with watercolour on velin paper. 1747 for the original works, here a late edition. h.33 cm x l. 41,9 cm all margins. framed in the mariette style. a chip in the lower left part, on one of the frames, very good condition. Expert : Mrs Edwige BARRETEAU

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