Lot 20: FRANÇOIS DESPORTES | Chien devant un trophée de chasse

Huile sur toile
Mise au rectangle

121 x 155 cm ; 47 5/8  by 61 in

Huile sur toile<br />Mise au rectangle<br /><br />

The painting appears in good condition. It has been correctly relined and cleaned (about 15 years ago). The composition was painted by Desportes with the original dimensions 101 x 155 (39 ¾ by 55 in.) and then enlarged by the artist himself to 120 x 155 cm. (47 ¼ by 55 in.). The parrot featured by the artist allowed him to unify the junction between the two sizes. Later on, the corners originally curved, were made rectangular. Inspection under UV light: Reveals numerous small scattered restoration spots mainly in the background (sky, column, wall and floor). There is a minor restoration on the top of the dog's head and on its tail. There are also some minor restoration spots on the game bird on the floor.
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P. Jacky, François Desportes (1661-1743), Thèse de Doctorat, Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne, 1999, t. IV, p. 722-723 ;
G. de Lastic et P. Jacky, Desportes, catalogue raisonné, Saint-Rémy-en-l’Eau, 2010, p. 182, n° P676

Probablement collection Pillet-Will ;
Probablement collection Lassus ;
Vente anonyme, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Millon & Associés, 18 juin 1997, lot n°27 ;
Acquis à cette vente