A Still Life with Fruits, Game and a Wanli Bowl
Nicolas Desportes (Busancy 1718 - Paris 1787)
Lot-No. 26
Oil/canvas, 73 x 92,5 cm, min. rest., relined. - With the game, the fresh fruits a. the precious bowl D."s still life illustrates some of the luxurious pastimes of the nobility of the Ancient Regime. - Still life a. hunting painter, nephew a. pupil of François D. a. of H. Rigaud, in 1757 he was admitted as member of the Paris academy. - Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.
Nicolas Desportes: A Still Life with Fruits, Game and a Wanli Bowl
Nicolas Desportes (Busancy 1718 - Paris 1787)
A Still Life with Fruits, Game and a Wanli Bowl
Lot-No. 26
Oil/canvas, 73 x 92,5 cm, min. rest., relined. - With the game, the fresh fruits a. the precious bowl D."s still life illustrates some of the luxurious pastimes of the nobility of the Ancient Regime. - Still life a. hunting painter, nephew a. pupil of François D. a. of H. Rigaud, in 1757 he was admitted as member of the Paris academy. - Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.