Lot 109
  • 109

Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet

Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet
  • Merveilleuse: chapeau de paille d'Italie. Echarpe écossaise. Broderies à roues.
  • Pen and grey ink and watercolour, over traces of graphite;
    bears numbering, lower right: 5/20

Provenance

Duchesse de Berry;
with Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London, 1991, Horace Vernet, Incroyables et Merveilleuses, no. 13

Condition

Hinge mounted in two places to the upper edge. There is some slight yellowing to the four edges of the sheet, two nicks to the upper right edge and a small tear to the right side of the lower edge. The medium itself is still predominantly fresh throughout this charming work. Sold in a modern giltwood frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Catalogue Note

Engraved:

George-Jacques Gatine, in reverse for Incroyables et Merveilleuses, Paris, circa 1815, plate 13