Live Auction 6717The Sunday Sale
François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)
Lot 7

François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)

An Allegory of Spring; and An Allegory of Love

Closed16 September 2012

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GBP 1,250

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François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)
An Allegory of Spring; and An Allegory of Love
the first inscribed and signed 'UTRIUSQUE/FELICITATI/DIE3/MAII/1785/L.WATTEAU S/PXIT 1785' (on the plinth lower centre), the second inscribed '.17./FEVRIER/.1789.' (upper left)
oil on panel, both unframed
10 5/8 x 8½ in. (27 x 21.5 cm.) and 9¼ x 7 in. (23.5 x 18 cm.)
two in the lot (2)

Specialist note

The coats-of-arms may relate to the family of Clermont-Gallerande (in the first picture) and the families of Clermont-Gallerande and La Tour du Pin (in the second picture).