"young Girl With A Ball Of Wool", Beautiful Framed Pastel From The End Of The 18th Century, Greuse School

One would wonder, given the quality, if this magnificent pastel, very well framed from the period in its Louis XV style frame with beautiful frank gilding between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, like the beautiful and charming pastel that it presents and protects, if this very applied one would be an interpretation of the famous painting represented many times and of the entourage of "Jean-Baptiste Greuse (born in Tournus on August 21, 1725 and died in Paris on March 21, 1805). is not from the hand of the Master by its beauty, for this pastel specialist to whom he owes his fame, because everything is there, finesse and delicacy of the touch, composition; balance of light and subject, comicality of the scene of the mischievous cat who plays by catching the ball of wool with its claws while pulling the thread of his work in his sight, the costume of his blue and white striped dress, the lace bonnet with ribbon topping styling her beautiful hair while emphasizing her face with a lost gaze, nothing is missing in this charming work with such a delicate appearance. All the charm of the end of the 18th century, a museum piece at a reasonable price, beautiful decorative and in very good condition