Louis XVI Still Life of a Basket of Flowers attributed to Jean-Jacques Prévost
£2,400
A fine Louis XVI still life of a basket of Flowers attributed to Jean-Jacques Prévost. Painted in watercolour and gouache, the oval basket filled with Spring/Summer flowers including jonquils, tulips, morning glory and roses against a chocolate brown background; with labelled mount and giltwood frame
Height 25 cm (10 inches); Frame 42 cm (16.5 inches)
Width 32 cm (12.5 inches); Frame 47.5 cm (18.75 inches)
circa 1775
Jean-Jacques Prévost, known as Prévost Ainé, 1735-1782, was part of a large and highly-skilled family of artists from Picardy.He, and his younger brother, Jean-Louis, known as Prévost LeJeune, 1760-1810, produced botanical works in a very similar style, and their output stood out as being of such a high standard that they were ranked alongside Pierre-Joseph Redouté as the foremost botanical artists of their generation in France.
