17th century French school (entourage of Simon Vouet) Saint John the Baptist in the Desert Oil on canvas (Original canvas) (Restorations) 109 x 89 cm Other paintings representing this composition are known to us1. 1. Anonymous sale; London, Christie's, 10 July 1992, no. 22 (attributed to Nicolas Régnier) and anonymous sale; Paris, Drouot Estimations, 4 April 2025, no. 97 (as an Italian school from the first third of the 17th century). French school of the 17th century (Entourage de Simon Vouet) 109 x 89 cm