Edme Bouchardon (Chaumont-en-Bassigny 1689-1762 Paris)

As indicated by the inscription on the drawing, this is a study for the figure of the young boy blowing a pipe to stoke a fire in L'Hiver, a low relief part of a series of the four seasons ornating the Fontaine de Grenelle, one of Bouchardon's most important works, executed between 1739 and 1745.