Live auction - Lot 116
[French school]
The seduction.
France, 18th c
€ 400 / 500
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Lot description
Gouache, 7 x 9 cm, paper mounted on thick paper, unsigned.
Under contemp wooden frame.
An intimate miniature of young couple at a luncheon outside. A young boy is being offered a peach by a lady, possibly as a moralizing symbol of blooming sexuality.