A Scholar Collects

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French School, 18th century

Portrait of Père Théophile

Auction Closed

January 31, 03:58 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

French School, 18th century

Portrait of Père Théophile


inscribed on a label formerly affixed to the backing board: Le Pere théophile, / Recolet a Versailles, / prédicateur Du Roy en 1740 / et le plus fameux aprés le / pere la neuville

oil on copper, an oval

copper: 6 ⅛ by 5 ¼ in.; 15.6 by 13.3 cm.

framed: 10 ⅞ by 9 ¼ in.; 27.6 by 23.5 cm.

With Galerie Hubert Duchemin, Paris;

From whom acquired by the present collector, 2012.