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Pair of Designs for Ballet Costumes

Creator: Louis-Rene Boquet
Offered by: L' Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Inc.

Description
Louis René Boquet de Liancourt studied at a drawing school in Paris, after which he entered the atelier of François Boucher. Boquet was a member of L’Academie Royale de Peinture, and was well known for his paintings of costumes for Philemon and Boucis. His painting for the Theatre de l’Opera in Paris in 1775 is at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 1775, he was encharged with the interior decoration of the cathedral of Rheims for the consacration of Louis XVI on June 11 of the same year. He later entered the service of the king with the “Menus Plaisirs” where he became inspector general.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Notes:	See J.G. Noverre, Lettres sur la danse et sur les ballets. Paris: Éditions de la Tourelle, 1927, plate 8.
Origin:	France
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Watercolor heightened with silver and gold
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	307187

Dimensions

W.	7.91 in;	H.	12.28 in;
W.	20.1 cm;	H.	31.2 cm;

Message from Seller:

The gallery deals in European works of art, antiques and paintings from antiquity to the end of the eighteenth century. Under Mrs. Fioratti's direction, the gallery has continued to supply works of art to museums across America and Europe. She has designed interiors in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Mrs. Fioratti has worked on architectural restorations, and restored a 10th century village near Siena.

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