Live Auction 5858Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 203

Attributed to Jacques Charlier (Champagne c.1705-1790 Paris)

Diana bathing, attended by a nymph, with a swan and putti disporting; and Nymphs bathing in a clearing, beside a basket of flowers

Closed10 July 2009

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Attributed to Jacques Charlier (Champagne c.1705-1790 Paris)
Diana bathing, attended by a nymph, with a swan and putti disporting; and Nymphs bathing in a clearing, beside a basket of flowers
oil on canvas
10 7/8 x 8½ in. (27.7 x 21.5 cm.)
a pair (2)

Specialist note

Charlier was primarily a miniaturist of erotic genre scenes. It is thought that he may have studied under Boucher, many of whose pictures he copied. Among his patrons were Madame de Pompadour, the duc de Caylus, the duc d'Aumont, and the duc d'Orléans.