François Boucher (1703-1770)
Sleep. Original etching. 156 x 198. Baudicour 3; P. Jean-Richard 5. Fine proof addressed to Roguié. Minor foxing and light halos. Good margins. Rare. 

The original drawing of the same subject is in the National Museum in Stockholm. "In the space of about thirty years, Boucher engraved with a light and witty point forty-three prints, after his own compositions." (P. Jean-Richard, L'Œuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la collection Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, Éditions des Musées nationaux, 1978).
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Lot no. 12

François Boucher (1703-1770) Sleep. Original etching. 156 x 198. Baudicour 3; P. Jean-Richard 5. Fine proof addressed to Roguié. Minor foxing and light halos. Good margins. Rare. The original drawing of the same subject is in the National Museum in Stockholm. "In the space of about thirty years, Boucher engraved with a light and witty point forty-three prints, after his own compositions." (P. Jean-Richard, L'Œuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la collection Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, Éditions des Musées nationaux, 1978).

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€384
Buyer's premium
28%
François Boucher (1703-1770) Sleep. Original etching. 156 x 198. Baudicour 3; P. Jean-Richard 5. Fine proof addressed to Roguié. Minor foxing and light halos. Good margins. Rare. The original drawing of the same subject is in the National Museum in Stockholm. "In the space of about thirty years, Boucher engraved with a light and witty point forty-three prints, after his own compositions." (P. Jean-Richard, L'Œuvre gravé de François Boucher dans la collection Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, Éditions des Musées nationaux, 1978).
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