François Louis Joseph Watteau Sold at Auction Prices

François WATTEAU, dit WATTEAU DE LILLE Valenciennes 1758 - 1823 Lille Hubert, ivre, sortant du cabaret

François WATTEAU, dit WATTEAU DE LILLE Valenciennes 1758 - 1823 Lille Hubert, ivre, sortant du cabaret Vers 1800 Panneau de noyer Porte une inscription au dos : Watteau de Lille 22 x 28 cm - 8 11/16 x 11 in. Hubert drunk, leaving the cabaret, panel PROVENANCE Vraisemblablement collection Cailleux, Paris (1936) ; Collection privée ; Collection Delarue, Etretat (1994) ; Acquis par le propriétaire actuel en 1996. BIBLIOGRAPHIE Paul Marmottant, Notice historique et critique sur les peintres Louis et François Watteau, dits : Watteau de Lille, Paris, Plon, 1889, p. 61 (non ill.) ; Gaëtane Mäes, Les Watteau de Lille. Louis Watteau (1731 - 1798). François Watteau (1758 - 1823), Paris, Arthena, 1998, pp. 384 - 385, n° FP90 (ill. et daté vers 1800, date à laquelle le tableau a probablement été exposé) l’auteure le réattribue à François et non Louis. EXPOSITIONS 1800 (an VIII), Lille, n° 8 Sortie de cabaret, Vraisemblablement 1936, Paris, n° 103 (comme de Louis Watteau).

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (1758-1823) Portrait de Charles Leng

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (1758-1823) Portrait de Charles Lenglart pierre noire, craie blanche, sur papier bleu 57,5 x 33,3 cm (22 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄8 in.)

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (LILLE 1758-1823) Deux études: têtes

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (LILLE 1758-1823) Deux études: têtes de jeunes femmes au chapeau graphite 14,8 x 20,4 cm (5 ¾ x 8 in.) (1); 18,3 x 14,3 cm (7 ¼ x 5 5⁄8 in.) (2)

Watteau Pastel of an Elegant Party

WATTEAU, Francois-Louis-Joseph (1758-1823). Un parti elegant autour d'une table, en regardent une dame faisant dire sa fortune avec les cartes [An elegant party around a table, watching a lady having her fortune told with cards]. Red and black chalk and pastel on paper. c. 1800. 15 1/8" x 19 1/2" visible, 25 1/2" x 29 1/2" framed. This exquisite drawing of a card party is a superb example of Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau's style, which echoes the sumptuous excess beloved by wealthy Parisiennes of the late eighteenth century. Watteau, who was well-known in his day for his elegant fashion plates of the finery worn by upper-class Europeans, employed his eye for lush detail to create this scene. The gathering of the material on the jewel-tone dresses, the richness of the lace trimmings, and the feathers on the hats of the women all speak to an incredible attention to detail rarely captured in the pastel medium. Watteau was born at Valenciennes in 1758 to the artist Louis-Joseph Watteau. He began studying under his father and the artist Louis-Jacques Durameau at a young age, before moving to Paris to attend Ecole des Beaux Arts. Watteau eventually settled in Lille in 1785, and began assisting his father at the Academy. In 1812 he became director of the Academy, and founded the museum in Lille. Like his father, Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau was known as "Watteau de Lille" during his lifetime and in reference to his work.

OIL PAINTING ATT. TO FRANÇOIS WATTEAU DE LILLE

FRANÇOIS WATTEAU DE LILLE, att. a (Lille 1758 - 1823) PAESAGGIO CON SUONATORE E DANZATRICI Olio su tela, cm. 64,5 x 54,5 Iscrizione 'f. Watteau 1813', sulla cintola di una danzante Cornice dorata CONDIZIONI DEL DIPINTO Rintelo novecentesco. Alcuni minuti punti di restauro in alto a destra. Accumuli di grasso il dipinto è in buono stato

François Louis Joseph WATTEAU, dit WATTEAU DE LILLE Lille, 1758 - 1823 Scène galante

François Louis Joseph WATTEAU, dit WATTEAU DE LILLE Lille, 1758 - 1823 Scène galante Huile sur toile 37,5 x 45,5 cm A Gallant Scene Oil on canvas 14 3/4 x 17 15/16 in.

NICOLAS DUPIN (flor. c. 1776 - 1787) after WATTEAU (1758 - 1823) "La Virtuose sensible..."

NICOLAS DUPIN (flor. c. 1776 - 1787) after FRANÇOIS LOUIS JOSEPH WATTEAU (1758 - 1823) "La Virtuose sensible en robe à l'Anglaise bordée à la Marlbrough et chapeau au demi-Ballon..." Coloured engraving 27 x 18 cm 100 - 150 €

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE) Conce

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE) Concert de musiciens improvisé dans un parc (recto); Esquisse d'un homme en redingote accoudé (verso) FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE) Concert de musiciens improvisé dans un parc (recto); Esquisse d'un homme en redingote accoudé (verso) avec inscriptions 'Ce…

François Louis Joseph Watteau detto Watteau de Lille [attribuito a], Studio per due figure di donna con abiti e acconciature alla moda.

Matita di grafite su carta vergellata con filigrana "scudo vuoto a forma di cuore sormontato da decoro circolare su lettera A". mm 225x170. (1)

FRANÇOIS WATTEAU (VALENCIENNES 1758 - LILLE 1823)

FRANÇOIS WATTEAU (VALENCIENNES 1758 - LILLE 1823) UN CHOC DE CAVALERIE Panneau de noyé filassé Signé et trace de date en bas vers le centre Watteau Une étiquette d’époque au revers Combat des régiments d’Orléans, cavalerie et infanterie contre les hussards de l’empereur Cadre d’époque louis XV redoré Cavalry Shock, spun walnut wood panel, signed and trace of date at the lower center part Watteau, old label on the back, Louis XV regilt frame 53 x 65 cm – 20,9 x 25,6 in.

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 Homme à son bureau écrivant (recto) ; Esquisse d'homme en buste... sanguine, pierre noire et craie blanche, mis au carreau au graphite (recto) ; pierre noire, craie blanche sur papier brun (verso) 23,3 x 19,9 cm (9 1/8 x 7 ¾ in.)

Eight framed prints from Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français by FLJ Watteau

Eight framed prints from 'Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français' by François Louis Joseph Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1758–1823 Lille) circa 1760 Published by Esnaut & Rapilly i/s 30cm high x 21cm wide 44cm high x 36cm wide framed and glazed. (8) Provenance Property from a Berkshire Residence Purchased Ramsay Prints, Pimlico Road, 2008.

* Attributed to Francoise L. Joseph Watteau de Lille (1758-1823). Studies of young woman seated,

pencil on laid paper, with indistinct watermark, sheet size 20 x 24.7 cm (7.9 x 9.8 ins), window-mounted - Quantity (1)

FRANÇOIS BOUCHER (after Watteau) Paysage avec une passerelle

FRANÇOIS BOUCHER (after Watteau) Paysage avec une passerelle. Etching, 1726-28. 243x324 mm; 9 5/8x12 3/4 inches, narrow to small margins. From L'Oeuvre d'Antoine Watteau . . . Figures et Differents Caractères. A very good impression of this scarce etching. According to Carlson, "One of the most lavish tributes paid to Watteau's (1684-1721) memory was the publication of Jean de Jullienne's L'Oeuvre d'Antoine Watteau, which was printed in Paris in four volumes between 1726 and 1735 . . . Because some etchings are unsigned, the precise extent of Boucher's collaboration is variously estimated at between 106 and 119 plates, all published between 1726 and 1728 in the two volumes of the recueil given over to prints after Watteau's drawings, which are subtitled Figures et Differents Caractères, (Carlson/Ittmann, Regency to Empire, French Printmaking 1715-1814, Minneapolis, 1984, page 74). This was Boucher's (1703-1770) first significant commission as a young artist and a fitting tribute to his mentor. Baudicour 135.

Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau

Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille,French 1758-1823-An Allegory of Spring; oil on panel, signed and dated 1789, 23.3x17.8cm, (unframed)Provenance: Lot 7, Christie's London, 16 September 2012, Alpine Allure: The Gaston Demierre Collection - Estavayer-Le-Lac Switzerland

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU, CALLED WATTEAU DE LILLE | Three drawings of elegant female figures

All graphite; two signed in graphite, lower left: Watteau

ATTRIBUÉ À FRANÇOIS WATTEAU, DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (1758-1823) - Femme tenant un livre et portant un mouchoir sur son front

ATTRIBUÉ À FRANÇOIS WATTEAU, DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (1758-1823) Femme tenant un livre et portant un mouchoir sur son front pierre noire, craie blanche, sur papier brun 41 x 26,8 cm

FRANÇOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU, CALLED WATTEAU DE LILLE | An Allegory of Love

inscribed and signed on the plinth lower centre: UTRIUSQUE/ FELICITATI/ DIE.3./ MAII/ 1785/ L. WATTEAU/ P.xi 1785 oil on panel, unframed

WATTEAU, FRANCOIS LOUIS WATTEAU called WATTEAU DE LILLE

WATTEAU, FRANCOIS LOUIS WATTEAU called WATTEAU DE LILLE (Valenciennes 1758 - 1823 Lille) Rural scene with figures. 1784. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right: L. Watteau 1784. 33.4 x 40.8 cm. Provenance: - Lasselin collection (according to note on the canvas verso). - Acquired beginning of the 20th century. Since then in a Swiss private collection. --------------- WATTEAU, FRANCOIS LOUIS WATTEAU genannt WATTEAU DE LILLE (Valenciennes 1758 - 1823 Lille) Ländliche Szene mit Figuren. 1784. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten rechts signiert und datiert: L. Watteau 1784. 33,4 x 40,8 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung Lasselin (Gemäss verso Bezeichnung auf der Leinwand). - Anfang 20. des Jahrhunderts erworben, seither in Schweizer Privatbesitz.

After Francois Louis Joseph Watteau (1758-1823), MORT DU MARQUIS DE MONTCALM-GOZON, CIRCA 1784, engraving with letters by Juste Chevillet (1729-1790), Sheet sight 19" x 24" — 48.3 x 61 cm.

AFTER FRANCOIS LOUIS JOSEPH WATTEAU (1758-1823), FRENCHMORT DU MARQUIS DE MONTCALM-GOZON, CIRCA 1784engraving with letters by Juste Chevillet (1729-1790)Sheet sight 19" x 24" — 48.3 x 61 cm.Note:Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon (1712-1759) was the controversial commander of French forces in North America in the Seven Years' War against the British. Having stoutly defended Quebec against several onslaughts from the British, Montcalm-Gozon opted for open battle on the Plains of Abraham. This proved disastrous, culminating in his own mortal wounding while in retreat. As the legend on this plate describes, he was buried at his request in a bomb crater, not knowing that General Wolfe, commanding the British troops, had already died in the same engagement.Estimate: $500—700

WATTEAU (GEN. WATTEAU DE LILLE), FRANÇOIS LOUIS JOSEPH

Attributed to François Louis Joseph Watteau (Watteau de Lille) 1758 Valenciennes - 1823 Lille Galant scenes A pair of paintings. Both barely legibly inscribed and with old attribution to the artist. Oil on copper. Each c. 29,3 x 36,5 cm. Restored. Frames with minor defects. WATTEAU (GEN. WATTEAU DE LILLE), FRANÇOIS LOUIS JOSEPH 1758 Valenciennes - 1823 Lille, zugeschrieben Galante Szenen Zwei Gemälde. Jew. rücks. schwer lesbar bezeichnet und Zuschreibung an den Künstler. Öl auf Kupfer. Je ca. 29,3 x 36,5 cm. Rest. Rahmen min. besch.

François Louis Joseph WATTEAU de LILLE (Valenciennes 1758 – Lille 1823)

Une femme assise, tournée vers la gauche Pierre noire et rehauts de blanc sur papier bleu-gris. 50 x 33 cm Nous pouvons rapprocher notre œuvre d’un dessin similaire vendu à Londres chez Christie’s le 4 juillet 2000, n° 183, reproduit.

Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille the Younger

Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille the Younger French, 1758-1823 A Fashionable Lady Inscribed Watteau de Lille (ll) Black chalk with gray wash and touches of white and red chalk on gray paper 7 3/8 x 6 1/2 inches (18.7 x 16.5 cm) Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau was the son of the artist Louis-Joseph-Watteau (1731-1798), also known as Watteau de Lille, and the nephew of Jean-Antoine Watteau, the renowned painter of fetes-galantes. C 

Attribué à François L. Joseph Watteau de Lille (17

Attribué à François L. Joseph Watteau de Lille (1758-1823) Bivouacs militaires, paire d'huiles sur panneau, 15x22 cm

François Louis Joseph Watteau, (1758-1823)

Figures dancing and sitting outside an inn,Watercolour, heightened with gouache,Enclosed in a gilt frame.Huntsmen resting outside an inn,Watercolour, heightened with gouache,Enclosed in a gilt frame.Provenance: Thos. Agnew & Son, Ltd, Old Bond Street, London, No. 24921 and 24922

François Watteau de Lille Lille, 1758 - 1823 Etude de femme en costume vénitien Crayon noir

François Watteau de Lille Lille, 1758 - 1823 Etude de femme en costume vénitien Crayon noir Annoté 'les dames de Venise' dans le bas (Pliures, petite déchirure) 'STUDY OF A WOMAN IN VENETIAN COSTUME', BLACK CHALK, BY F. WATTEAU DE LILLE h: 29,90 w: 20,70 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, Lyon

FRANÇOIS WATTEAU, DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE

LILLE  1758  -  1823 LE  BAL  DE  TIVOLI FRANOIS  WATTEAU,  CALLED  WATTEAU  DE  LILLE  ;  BAL  IN  THE  TIVOLI  GARDEN,  PARIS  ;  SIGNED  AND  DATED  LOWER  MIDDLE  ;  OIL  ON  NON-CRADDLE  PANEL  ;  BEARS  SEVERAL  LABELS  ON  THE  REVERSE Signé  et  daté  en  bas  au  milieu  F.  Watteau/an  7eme/r.  p.  f. Huile  sur  panneau  non  parqueté Porte  au  dos  plusieurs  étiquettes. 71,8  x  97,5  cm  ;  28  1/4    by  38  1/3    in

LOUIS-JOSEPH-FRANCOIS WATTEAU DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE) L'arrestation signé 'Watteau' (en bas à droite) huile sur toile 21 x 24,7 cm.

Louis-Joseph WATTEAU de LILLE (Valenciennes 1758-Lille 1823) Le Repas des moissonneurs et La Jeune laitière courtisée

Louis-Joseph WATTEAU de LILLE (Valenciennes 1758-Lille 1823) Le Repas des moissonneurs et La Jeune laitière courtisée Paire de panneaux de chêne, une planche, non parquetés 47 x 62,5 cm Au revers de chaque panneau, une étiquette : No 201/ Watteau Père/ paysages repos de / moissonneurs et paysans/ 2 pendants/ Justine (Le Repas des moissonneurs : fente et restaurations anciennes La Jeune laitière courtisée : restaurations anciennes)

FRANCOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU, DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE)

FRANCOIS-LOUIS-JOSEPH WATTEAU, DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE) L'éducation des enfants signé et daté '... Watteau ft. 1786' (en bas à droite) huile sur panneau, sans cadre 36,2 x 26 cm.

LOUIS-JOSEPH-FRANCOIS WATTEAU DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE)

LOUIS-JOSEPH-FRANCOIS WATTEAU DIT WATTEAU DE LILLE (VALENCIENNES 1758-1823 LILLE) Un homme assis tenant un gourdin fusain, estompe, craie blanche, sur papier brun 545 x 443 mm.

Attribué à François Watteau de LILLE (Lille 1758-1823) Portrait d'homme en pied, la baïonnette au canon

Attribué à François Watteau de LILLE (Lille 1758-1823) Portrait d'homme en pied, la baïonnette au canon Sanguine 41 x 28,5 cm (Légèrement insolé, éraflure en bas à gauche)

Watteau, Francois. 1758 - 1823 Lill.Stadtrand mit Schutzwall. Radierung von Boucher nach Watteau, aus der Folge Ansichten von Mont Pellier? Verso Klebereste. 19,9 x 28 cm (Bl).Vgl. Thieme/Becker

Watteau, Francois. 1758 - 1823 Lill.Stadtrand mit Schutzwall. Radierung von Boucher nach Watteau, aus der Folge Ansichten von Mont Pellier? Verso Klebereste. 19,9 x 28 cm (Bl).Vgl. Thieme/Becker

ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS JOSEPH WATTEAU, CALLED WATTEAU DE LILLE

STUDY OF A YOUNG MAN IN .COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE. COSTUME

Attributed to Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)

Attributed to Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille) Two women, one seated black chalk 8¼ x 11 in. (21 x 28 cm.)

François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille , Valenciennes 1758- 1823 Paris an elegant party around a table, watching a lady having her fortune told with cards Red and black chalk and pastel

Red and black chalk and pastel

Attribué à François WATTEAU (1758-1823) Assemblée

Attribué à François WATTEAU (1758-1823) Assemblée galante Panneau parqueté. 40 x 51 cm

François Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)

A fashionable lady seen from behind; and A fashionable lady holding a fan signed 'Watteau fils f.' (2) black lead, partial watermark armorial with W (1) 12 x 8 1/8 in. (293 x 207 mm.) and 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (286 x 191 mm.) (2)

Francois Louis Joseph Watteau (Watteau de Lille) French, 1758-1823 Une Fete Champetre

Francois Louis Joseph Watteau (Watteau de Lille) French, 1758-1823 Une Fete Champetre Oil on canvas 37 x 48 inches (94 x 122 cm) Provenance: Said to have been in the collection of Frederick the Great of Prussia and presented by him to his Ambassador Count von Rothenburg Collection of Thomas Crosse, Esq. of Norwich, England Christie''s, London, 1871 Collection of the Royal Danish Art Galleries, London, 1877 Collection of Colonel Claude Lowther, M.P., London Clarke''s Art Gallery, March 17, 1923 Collection of Captain and Mrs. George H. Cobham, New York Collection of Arthur Humphrey; by descent in the family to the present owner Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau (1759-1823), and his father, Louis-Joseph Watteau (1731-1798) were both known as "Watteau de Lille"- since they lived and worked in Lille, in northern France - to distinguish them from their uncle and great-uncle, the painter Antoine Watteau, who worked in Paris. Antoine, considered one of the greatest European artists of the eighteenth century, was the originator of the composition type known as the f^te champ^tre or f^te galante, a representation of an elegant outdoor entertainment. The f^te champ^tre enjoyed wide popularity with collectors throughout the century, and was a favorite subject for a number of distinguished artists. During his youth in the 1780s, Franzois Watteau enjoyed early success working in his great-uncle''s tradition. After the Revolution of 1789 and especially after the rise of Napoleon, he turned to other, less aristocratic, subjects, including battle scenes. His best-known work is the monumental Battle of the Pyramids, now in the Mus''es des Beaux-Arts in Valenciennes. This rare F^te Champ^tre was certainly painted during the 1780s, and is said to have belonged to Frederick the Great of Prussia, a great lover of works of this type.

François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)

Portrait of a woman, half-length, looking to the left black and white chalk on blue paper 22 x 13 1/4 in. (560 x 338 mm.)

François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (Valenciennes 1758-1823 Lille)

Portrait of a man, bust-length black and white chalk, stumped, on blue paper 22 3/4 x 13 in. (576 x 331 mm.)

*Francois Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (1758-1823) an amorous couple on an elegant bed.

*Francois Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (1758-1823) an amorous couple on an elegant bed. Signed: watteau fils. Pen and black and brown ink and brown and gray wash. Bears inscription on the back of the mount: Grave par Lecoeur 1788. Neant a la Requete 258 by 206mm. Provenance: Leroux Collection, Paris, his sale, Paris, Drouot, 13-18 April 1896, lot 731; A. Focque sale, Paris, Drouot, 4 May 1906, lot 103, illus.; J.L., sale, Paris, Drouot, 25-26 May 1932, lot 67(unsold); sale, Paris, 14 December 1932, lot 125 (attributed to Francois Watteau, sold 680 francs); sale, Paris, Drouot, 4 December 1933, lot 25, illus.; Baron Cassel Collection, Paris, his sale, Paris, Drouot, 24-25 March 1954, lot 39. Literature: Claude-Gerard Marcus, *Francois Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (1758-1823) an amorous couple on an elegant bed. Signed: watteau fils. Pen and black and brown ink and brown and gray wash. Bears inscription on the back of the mount: Grave par Lecoeur 1788. Neant a la Requete 258 by 206mm. Provenance: Leroux Collection, Paris, his sale, Paris, Drouot, 13-18 April 1896, lot 731; A. Focque sale, Paris, Drouot, 4 May 1906, lot 103, illus.; J.L., sale, Paris, Drouot, 25-26 May 1932, lot 67(unsold); sale, Paris, 14 December 1932, lot 125 (attributed to Francois Watteau, sold 680 francs); sale, Paris, Drouot, 4 December 1933, lot 25, illus.; Baron Cassel Collection, Paris, his sale, Paris, Drouot, 24-25 March 1954, lot 39. Literature: Claude-Gerard Marcus, 'Louis et Francois Watteau dits 'Watteau de Lille", in Arts et curiosite, vol.iii, May-July 1976, pp.15-16, no.9, fig.ii; Gaetane Maes, Les Watteau de Lille, Paris 1998, p.493, no.FDD2, illus. Maes (loc.cit.) cites two acquatints by Le Coeur of this composition with the title Neant a la Requete. Maes suggests the composition and handling are comparable to Francois' works of the 1780s, but lists the drawing under uncertain attributions because he has not seen the original. *Francois Watteau, called Watteau de Lille (1758-1823) an amorous couple on an elegant bed. Signed: watteau fils. Pen and black and brown ink and brown and gray wash. Bears inscription on the back of the mount: Grave par Lecoeur 1788. Neant a la Requete 258 by 206mm. Provenance: Leroux Collection, Paris, his sale, Paris, Drouot, 13-18 April 1896, lot 731; A. Focque sale, Paris, Drouot, 4 May 1906, lot 103, illus.; J.L., sale, Paris, Drouot, 25-26 May 1932, lot 67(unsold); sale, Paris, 14 December 1932, lot 125 (attributed to Francois Watteau, sold 680 francs); sale, Paris, Drouot, 4 December 1933, lot 25, illus.; Baron Cassel Collection, Paris, his sale, Paris, Drouot, 24-25 March 1954, lot 39. Literature: Claude-Gerard Marcus, 'Louis et Francois Watteau dits 'Watteau de Lille", in Arts et curiosite, vol.iii, May-July 1976, pp.15-16, no.9, fig.ii; Gaetane Maes, Les Watteau de Lille, Paris 1998, p.493, no.FDD2, illus. Maes (loc.cit.) cites two acquatints by Le Coeur of this composition with the title Neant a la Requete. Maes suggests the composition and handling are comparable to Francois' works of the 1780s, but lists the drawing under uncertain attributions because he has not seen the original.