Portrait of a Boy Holding a Portfolio (Le Jeune Écolier)

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié (French, 1735–1784)

Medium/TechniquePastel on paper

Dimensions47.6 x 35.6 cm (18 3/4 x 14 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection

Accession number65.2663

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ClassificationsPastels

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InscriptionsOn portfolio: de la fosseProvenance18th 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.