Louis-Philippe Boitard 18th.Century Watercolour Study Of A Young Woman Circa.1745 Woodcut Cupid Captive after Angelica Kauffman

Cupid Captive after Angelica Kauffman R

Nicknamed 'il Bamboccio' (the clumsy one) after a physical deformity

Henry Thomas Alken 1785-1851

Stipple engraving Published London 1778

5 cms sheet overall

Louis-Philippe Boitard 18th.Century Watercolour Study Of A Young Woman Circa.1745 Woodcut Cupid Captive after Angelica KauffmanLouis Philippe Boitard. 18th. Century Anglo French School. Active 1733 1767. Full length study of a confident young woman wearing a pink dress with white lace and a pearl choker. Pen ink and watercolour drawing on laid paper. Circa. 1745. 11. 8 by 19 cms image. Slight old mount staining. Gilded wood frame 31. 5 by 39 cms. Overall. Provenance: Ex. Bill Drummond. Covent Garden Gallery. Born at Paris the son of artist and designer Franois Boitard 1667