Attributed to François Chauveau (1613-1676) John the Baptist Visiting the Infant Christ

Description:

Attributed to François Chauveau (1613-1676)

John the Baptist Visiting the Infant Christ
Unsigned, attributed on a handwritten label affixed to the reverse.
Watercolor and gouache on vellum stretched onto panel, diameter 12 1/2 in. (32.0 cm),in a round frame.
Condition: Small paint losses to center and at edges, areas of fine craquelure, dots of foxing and possible mold, minor warping to the panel.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Handwritten label on the reverse reads, "By Chaveau/Time Louis XIV/Given to Baron Brune by Louis XVIII/out of his Boudoir at the Tuileries."


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