Charles-Joseph NATOIRE (Nîmes 1700 - Castel Gandolfo 1777) A pair: Amours jouant de la musique / Deux amours tirant au canon, circa 1735 Black stone and white chalk highlights on beige paper. (Drawings doubled, corners rounded, slightly oiled, small stains). 15 x 26.1 cm - 13.8 x 25.5 cm Our two studies appear to have been intended for a composition with a scalloped form. In terms of style, these studies can be compared to the Triumph of a Muse (fig. D.122, in the catalog cited). Provenance : Monaco sale, Sotheby's, December 2, 1989, no. 150, with its counterpart. Bibliography: Susanna Caviglia-Brunel, Charles-Joseph Natoire, Arthena, Paris, 2012, p.216, fig.123 (reproduced) and 124.