Jean-Baptiste Pillement (Lyons 1728-1808)
A rocky river landscape at dusk with shepherds resting beneath a tree; and A river landscape with a shepherd and shepherdess and their flock
both signed with initial 'P' (lower left)
a pair, oil on copper
16 x 24.1cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2in).(2)
in carved and pierced, gilt frames
both signed with initial 'P' (lower left)
a pair, oil on copper
16 x 24.1cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2in).(2)
in carved and pierced, gilt frames
Sold for
£50,400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- It is with such exquisite fancy pieces as these that Pillement represented the quintessence of Rococo taste and this was reflected in the high demand for his works among the international connoisseurs of his day, taking him from Lyons to Spain, Portugal and Paris. Perhaps the pinnacle of his career came when he executed three works for Marie-Antoinette at the Petit Trianon, Versailles, and in 1778 the Queen appointed him as her personal painter.
Category: Fine Art / Old Master Paintings
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