Live Auction 2449Old Master Paintings
French School, circa 1740-1750
Lot 53 Property from a distinguished Canadian Collection

French School, circa 1740-1750

The Finding of Moses

Closed8 June 2011

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USD 23,750

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French School, circa 1740-1750
The Finding of Moses
oil on canvas
19¼ x 23¾ in. (48.9 x 60.3 cm.)

Specialist note

This elegant oil sketch, formerly attributed to Corrado Giaquinto, appears to be by an as-yet unidentified French painting from the 'generation of 1718' -- a group that included Louis Joseph Le Lorrain, Jean Barbault, Noël Hallé, Jean Baptiste Marie Pierre and Joseph Vien.