Lot 173: ÉTIENNE DE LAVALLÉE-POUSSIN

(Rouen 1733-1793 Paris)
Study for a Decorative Vessel with Rams and a Snake.

Black chalk and pencil on cream laid paper mounted on laid paper. 440x208 mm; 17 3/8x8 1/4 inches. Ex-collection Hippolyte Destailleur (?) (Lugt 1300, lower left recto); Artaria & Fontaine (?) (see Lugt 117, lower right recto); and unknown collector, indiscernible and partial red ink stamp lower right recto.