18th century FRENCH SCHOOL Study of a nude woman in bust and head Three pencils on blue paper. (Slightly insolated). 31,6 x 43 cm Provenance: - Duvivier album, the initials and no. 272 in the upper left corner. - Anonymous sale, Maîtres Audap, Godeau et Solanet, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, October 29, 1987, n° 25 described as an entourage of Coypel. The Duvivier family, a famous dynasty of 18th century medalists, was at the origin of this dummy album (since dismantled) gathering an important set of academies.