Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Antique Chalk Portrait Drawing to the 18th Century.
Medium: Red and black chalk on paper
Dimensions: 36.5 x 26.5cm
Provenance:
Prominent Old Master, British and European Art Auction, England.
The G. S. May Esquire Private Collection, London, England.
Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800 (Online Edition).
Ref: https://www.pastellists.com/Articles/MLeszczynska.pdf
An elegant mid-to-late 18th-century trois crayons study depicting the downcast profile of a classical young Girl wearing a traditional bandeau headband. The work showcases a highly sophisticated handling of blended sanguine (red chalk) to model the soft flesh tones of the face and neck, dynamically contrasted by sharp, structural contours in pierre noire (black chalk) defining the hair and classical drapery.
The drawing reflects the grand academic tradition of the mid-18th-century French Court, aligning with the private studio copying practices of Queen Marie Leszczyńska and her immediate circle at Versailles under the guidance of court masters like Joseph-Marie Vien.
Condition & Presentation:
Housed in a classic French wash-line mount and presented in an attractive gilt gallery frame, ready for immediate exhibition.
A faint, historic horizontal crease is visible across the lower chest portion of the sheet, entirely stable and wholly clear of the pristine facial features.
Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Antique Chalk Portrait Drawing to the 18th Century.
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Attributed to Marie Leczinska, Queen of France (Polish 1703-1768), After François-andré Vincent Head Study of a Young Girl with Bandeau
