The sitter's identity is lost, so whether she survived the Terror or perished on the scaffold will never be known; perhaps she fled to England as did many at that time
The artist was clearly influenced by Francois-Hubert Drouais (1727-1775) who trained under Boucher and was strongly influenced by his style, his portraits have a gracious and slightly artificial charm redolent of the French Court.
SIZE: 28 x 22.5 inches inc. frame.
CONDITION: Old relining; stretcher marks to the edges; mild craquelure; old retouching visible in the background, particularly above her right shoulder. Frame damaged.
PROVENANCE: From a Private Collection in an Oxfordshire country house.
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Sold....portrait of a Lady C.1775; French School
