It was listed by Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
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.
Roy and nadine precious: specialists in portraiture from the 16th to the 20th century. Established in 1972.
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Sold....portrait of a Lady C.1775; French School
