Richard Parkes BONINGTON (Nottingham 1802 - London 1828) Le Petit Jehan de Saintré and La Dame des Belles-cousines, circa 1824Watercolor and gouache over black pencil lines. 12.3 x 8.2 cmThis work will be included in the catalog raisonné being prepared by Mr. Patrick Noon. This scene, taken from Antoine de la Sale's novel, Le Petit Jehan de Saintré, presents the relationship of sponsorship and instruction in the chivalric tradition that the Lady of the Belles-Cousines has with the young hero. This novel, often considered the first of its kind in France (1456), inspired many painters in the troubadour style.