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François Boucher (Paris, France 1703–1770) The Story of Cupid and Psyche: An Old Philosopher Leads the Wandering Psyche to His Rustic Home (In preparation for one of the Beauvais Tapestries, 1734–1737) Oil on canvas in grisaille softened with blue grey, celadon, to grey. 49 x 52.3 cm. (193⁄16 x 209⁄16 in.) Provenance: Lot 33, the posthumous sale of Jean-Baptiste Gérard de Livry, premier commis du Duc de la Vrillière, hôtel du Girardin, Versailles, 13th January ff. 1772; according to family tradition, in the 19th century collection of Eudoxe Marcille (1814–1890); 1982-Lot 20 in the catalogue of French Paintings 1600–1900, from four Galleries in Paris, at Paul Rosenberg, New York; 2003, with Fabius Frères in Paris; 2008 – present, Collection of Horace W. Brock. Much gratitude to Alastair D. Laing for help in a full understanding of this painting. Publication: Splendor and Elegance, European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Brock Collection, MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, 2009, in the essay by Clifford S. Ackley, The Intuitive Eye, pages 87ff, illustrated #94, page 98.
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