Lot Essay
Maingaud was a portrait and history painter whose career started in the service of Max Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. Thereafter he probably worked for the English Royal Family in Hanover
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Martin Maingaud (fl. 1692-c.1721)
Details
Martin Maingaud (fl. 1692-c.1721)
A Group Portrait of three young Ladies, three-quarter length, at an open window, in satin gowns trimmed with lace, their arms intertwined and each holding a flower, a wooded landscape beyond
transcription of signature and date: 'Maingau 1721' on the reverse of the re-lined canvas
50 x 40in. (127 x 101.6cm.)
A Group Portrait of three young Ladies, three-quarter length, at an open window, in satin gowns trimmed with lace, their arms intertwined and each holding a flower, a wooded landscape beyond
transcription of signature and date: 'Maingau 1721' on the reverse of the re-lined canvas
50 x 40in. (127 x 101.6cm.)
Provenance
Bought by the grand-father of the present vendor, 1920's