Lot 91: Bon Boullogne (Paris 1649-1717)

Saint Thomas looking upwards, seated on a cloud held by two angels, two putti reading a book above
with inscriptions 'L B..' and on the mount 'Laffosse'
black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash, heightened with white (oxidized), on brown paper
12 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (322 x 266 mm.)

The Peyre Collection, Narbonne.
The Vergues Collection, according to the inscription 'COLLECTION VERGUES NOTAIRE A CARCASSONNE ECOLE FRANCAISE XVII Siècle Lafosse anciennne C o n Peyre de Narbonne' on a label on the frame.

François Marandet has kindly identified this drawing as a preparatory study for the Saint Thomas painted by Bon Boullogne in 1699 for the decoration of the vault of the Chapelle Royale at the Château de Versailles (fig. 1).
Chapelle Royale, Versailles

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