Reclining River God, Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1694–1715

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Reclining River God, 1694–1715, Black chalk, heightened with white chalk on blue paper, 12 15/16 x 20 9/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Louis de Boullogne the Younger (French, Paris 1654–1733 Paris), Louis de Boullogne the Younger was born into a family of painters and became a prominent member of the generation of artists who bridged the 17th and 18th centuries. Accepted at the Académie in 1681, he attained the position of director in 1722 and was appointed first painter to the king Louis XIV in 1725

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