item name: Elegant Figures in a Park Jean Baptiste Chausatte, French Circa 1760 item description: Elegant Figures in a Park
J(ean) B(apti)ste Chausatte, French circa 1760. Watercolor.
a fine watercolor of French courtiers in an Itaianate landscape. French nobles traveled in Italy, often accompanied by artists (many were students at the French Academy in Rome). The artists recorded the Italian atmosphere as souvenirs for their patrons and as sources for their own work back in the studio.
signed "J. Bte. Chausatte"
provenance: C & J Goodfriend, New York Dimensions: Overall Dimensions - Image 4.5" H X 7" W 11.4cm H X 17.8cm W
Overall Dimensions - Frame 11" H X 13" W 27.9cm H X 33cm W
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