François BOUCHER (1703-1770). Landscape at the cottage with washerwoman. Black pencil on paper. Height : 27,5 cm 27,5 cm - Width : 22 cm Provenance according to a note on the back : "Given by the Abbé de Saint-Non to M. Humbert Bazile, secretary of M. de Buffon in 1784, then by descent to Louis-Alexandre Beaudesson (1829-1915?)". Note: Our drawing can be related to the engraving "Paysage au cabanon" (see P. Jean-Richard, "L'oeuvre gravée de François Boucher dans la collection Edmond de Rothschild", n°1571, repr.). We thank Mrs. Françoise Joulie for having kindly confirmed the authenticity of this drawing, after a visual examination. We thank Mr. Alastair Laing for having kindly confirmed the authenticity of this drawing from a photograph. Expert : Cabinet de Bayser.