Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction
Property from an Important Italian Collection
Circle of François-Hubert Drouais
A pair of portraits: a young girl stroking a cat; and a young boy holding a dog
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Italian Collection
Circle of François-Hubert Drouais
A pair of portraits: a young girl stroking a cat; and a young boy holding a dog
a pair, both oil on canvas
one unframed: 55.4 x 45.5 cm.; 21¾ x 17⅞ in.
framed: 70.5 x 61.3 cm.; 27¾ x 24⅛ in.
the other unframed: 55.5 x 46.2 cm.; 21⅞ x 18¼ in.
framed: 71 x 61.3 cm.; 28 x 24⅛ in.
(2)
With Piero Betti Antiquario, Milan;
Where acquired by the present owners in 1995.
These portraits, which appear to have been executed by different hands, both originate from the circle of François-Hubert Drouais (1727–1775), one of the leading portrait painters of the age of Louis XV (1710–1774). The portrait of the young girl exists in a number of autograph versions by Drouais, one of which sold at Tajan Paris, 19 December 2007, lot 38, for €37,176.
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