June 16, 1735

The Lepicie family is distinguished by their contributions to art history.  We read of the father:

Bernard Lépicié [1698-1755] was an engraver who became secretary and historiographer of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, in which capacity he compiled a catalogue of the paintings in the French royal collection and an important set of lives of the Premiers Peintres du Roi. His wife, Renée-Elisabeth Lépicié (née Marlie; 1714–73), was also an engraver, signing a number of plates after François Boucher, Jean-Siméon Chardin, Noël Hallé and other artists. Their son Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié was a painter specializing in large historical and religious canvases, although he is perhaps best known for his charming small-scale genre scenes.

The father was the more famous and, as an historiographer of the Academy, produced prints of portraits of:

Philibert Orry, Minister of Finance
Pierre Grassin, Director of the Mint
Charles Capperonnier, Librarian to the King,
to name a few.

It is Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié (June 16, 1735 to September 15, 1784)  who preserved this scene.

Although not as famous as his father, Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie did become painter to the king.