BOUCHER François (Continued by) 1703 - 1770 The Sleep of Venus Brush, brown ink and brown wash. Glued on leaf (Slightly insolated) Collection mark Louis Corot lower right (Lugt. 1718). Annotated on the reverse in pen and brown ink Fs (or Ft) Boucher / François H. 18 - L. 23.7 cm Provenance: Louis Corot collection, then his daughter; Richard Collection, Paris, antique dealer (1924) ; Dupin Collection, Richard's daughter; passed down through the family to the present day; (Ditto for all the drawings in the sale below bearing the Louis Corot mark).