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A trompe l'oeil of a framed mezzotint entitled L'Innocence, with shattered glass
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Jean Duplessis-Bertaux (1747-1818)
A trompe l'oeil of a framed mezzotint entitled L'Innocence, with shattered glass
the mezzotint inscribed 'J.Dupuis.PINXIT L'Innocence'and inscribed 'Paul MAB/C' on a label inserted into the feigned frame
oil on panel, unframed
9¾ x 8 in. (24.7 x 20.3 cm.)
A trompe l'oeil of a framed mezzotint entitled L'Innocence, with shattered glass
the mezzotint inscribed 'J.Dupuis.PINXIT L'Innocence'and inscribed 'Paul MAB/C' on a label inserted into the feigned frame
oil on panel, unframed
9¾ x 8 in. (24.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Provenance
Collection P., Paris
Henry Clarke; his sale, Christies, Monaco, 20 June 1998, lot 36 (sold FFr90,000).
Henry Clarke; his sale, Christies, Monaco, 20 June 1998, lot 36 (sold FFr90,000).
Literature
M. and F. Faré, La vie silencieuse en France, Fribourg, 1976, p.405, fig. 652.
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