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Lot 515

A Pair of French School Drawings

Estimate: $600 - $900

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(18th century)

A Pair of Pastoral Landscape drawings, attributed on label to Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781), unsigned, sepia and brown ink and ink wash on laid paper, one with 18th century partial "Pro Patria" watermark, rampant lion within a stockade, one with "B L" watermark, 7-1/2 x 6-5/8 in.; matching gilt wood frames, 11 x 10-1/8 in.

Provenance: The Connoisseur, Inc., New York City, New York (label verso); Private Collection

Condition

toning, staining, fading, some light foxing, some chipping at edges, one tipped in at top, one taped verso to mount top and bottom; frames with abrasions

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