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Portrait of a Boy Holding a Portfolio (Le Jeune Écolier)
School of: Nicolas Bernard Lépicié (French, 1735–1784)
Medium/Technique
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
47.6 x 35.6 cm (18 3/4 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2663
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPastels
InscriptionsOn portfolio: de la fosse
Provenance18th century until 1923, probably passed by descent within the Delafosse family; 1923, probably acquired from the Delafosse family by Georges Wildenstein [see note 1]; Wildenstein & Co., New York; November 27, 1928, sold by Wildenstein & Co. and to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note 2]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: January 8, 1969)
NOTES:
[1] According to Gaston-Dreyfus, in "Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié" (1923, p.112), this pastel was originally in the Delafosse family collection and was later acquired by Georges Wildenstein in 1923.
[2] At the time of the sale to Wickes, the pastel was said to have been part of the "Exposition des Pastellistes Français" at the Galerie Georges Petit, April 7-26, 1920. This information has not yet been confirmed.
NOTES:
[1] According to Gaston-Dreyfus, in "Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié" (1923, p.112), this pastel was originally in the Delafosse family collection and was later acquired by Georges Wildenstein in 1923.
[2] At the time of the sale to Wickes, the pastel was said to have been part of the "Exposition des Pastellistes Français" at the Galerie Georges Petit, April 7-26, 1920. This information has not yet been confirmed.