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LOUIS LIÉ PÉRIN SALBREUX | Portrait of Adélaïde Roslin, née Abraham de Tours (b. 1773) and her eldest son, Abraham (1794-1870), circa 1795
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Portrait of Adélaïde Roslin, née Abraham de Tours (b. 1773) and her eldest son, Abraham (1794-1870), circa 1795
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame with blue enamel border;signed lower right: Perin
- 87 by 76 mm.
Provenance
By descent until;
Louise-Charlotte Roslin, née Langlumé de Courtil (1811-1890);
her executor's sale, Ecouen, Maître Quériot, 8 June 1890, lot 13;
sale, London, Christie's, 15 October 1996, lot 202
Louise-Charlotte Roslin, née Langlumé de Courtil (1811-1890);
her executor's sale, Ecouen, Maître Quériot, 8 June 1890, lot 13;
sale, London, Christie's, 15 October 1996, lot 202
Literature
Lundberg, 1957, vol. I, p. 297, vol. II, p. 106, note 615, illust.;
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 421, no. 275;
Hofstetter, 2015, p. 332
Friesen (ed.), 2001, p. 421, no. 275;
Hofstetter, 2015, p. 332
Condition
There are one of two dark flecks on surface but overall the condition is very good. The blue enamel border and ineffectually restored.
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"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Catalogue Note
Adélaïde Abraham de Tours married the eldest son and namesake of the Swedish painter Alexander Roslin (1718-1793). It was Alexander Roslin, senior, who encouraged Périn Salbreux to specialise in painting portrait miniatures after they had met in Paris and become friends.