弗朗索瓦‧德‧特魯瓦

Private collection, Canada.

The painting is well preserved, presenting a bright image beneath a fresh, clear varnish. Inspection under UV reveals a repaired horizontal tear of approximately 4 in. running from the right edge at the level of the stone ledge. There are some minor areas of retouching to the edges but the figure remains largely untouched with only very few cosmetic retouches here and there. The varnish reads a little unevenly under UV, particularly in the pink draped shawl however this is not apparent to the naked eye. The painting requires o further work and is ready to hang in its present state. Offered in a period carved gilt wood frame (see catalogue note).
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The frame, in a carved flower and laurel leaf pattern, was re-gilt circa 1880 and is signed on the side by the gilder: Poulin Villeroy.