174-1 - NATOIRE, Charles Joseph (Circle of)

NATOIRE, Charles Joseph (Circle of) 1700–1777 Young nymph in motion, turned to her right. Red chalk and stump. Mounted on paper. Blue paper border (small pinholes and stains) Annotated in black pencil on the reverse of the backing sheet: “Natoire.” H. 37.5 – W. 20.3 cm Comparable work: Study of a nymph, red chalk with white chalk highlights on gray paper; 38.2 x 20.7 cm—Louvre Museum (See Susanna Caviglia and Charles Brunel, *Joseph Natoire*, D. 239, p. 270—Arthena 2012) Related to the companion of Diana standing on the left in Charles Joseph Natoire’s painting, Diana and Actaeon (Paris, Oger & Dumont, March 19, 2004). Expert: Patrice DUBOIS