Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837)

Portrait of Marie Henriette Massac (1780-1853), half-length, turned to the left

Details

Charles Howard Hodges (1764-1837)
Portrait of Marie Henriette Massac (1780-1853), half-length, turned to the left
pastel, an inscribed oval, framed
295 x 240 mm.

Provenance

Anon. sale, F. Muller, Amsterdam, 15-18 June 1908, lot 279.

Literature

A.C.A.W. van der Feltz, Charles Howard Hodges, Assen, 1982, no. 358, illustrated.

Exhibited

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, In Holland staat een huis, 1941.

Sale room notice

This is on vellum.

Lot Essay

The sitter married Edouard C. Scharff before 17 October 1805, and as Van der Feltz suggests a dating to circa 1800-1805 for the present lot, it could have been done on the occasion of the sitter's engagement or marriage.

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