Lot 203: Attributed to Jacques Charlier (Champagne c.1705-1790 Paris)

Attributed to Jacques Charlier (Champagne c.1705-1790 Paris)
Diana bathing, attended by a nymph, with a swan and putti disporting; and Nymphs bathing in a clearing, beside a basket of flowers
oil on canvas
10 7/8 x 8½ in. (27.7 x 21.5 cm.)
a pair (2)

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Charlier was primarily a miniaturist of erotic genre scenes. It is thought that he may have studied under Boucher, many of whose pictures he copied. Among his patrons were Madame de Pompadour, the duc de Caylus, the duc d'Aumont, and the duc d'Orléans.