Live Auction 5858Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 199 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE AUSTRIAN COLLECTOR (LOT 199)

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Huet I (Paris 1745-1811)

Leda and the swan

Closed10 July 2009

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GBP 10,625

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Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Huet I (Paris 1745-1811)
Leda and the swan
with signature 'F Boucher 1734' (centre left)
oil on panel
9 3/8 x 13 in. (23.8 x 33 cm.)

Bradley W. Palmer, U.S.A., until 1984, when given to
The Lamont Art Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire.

Specialist note

The present work relates to the picture by François Boucher in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.

Sold with a copy of a letter from Professor Justus Müller Hofstede, dated 20th November 1991, suggesting the attribution to Jean-Baptiste Huet I.