Lot Essay
This picture is based on Nattier's portrait of Marie Leczinska at Versailles.
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PORTRAIT OF MARIE LECZINSKA, QUEEN OF FRANCE (1703-1768), SEATED, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, IN A RED FUR-TRIMMED DRESS IN A PALATIAL INTERIOR
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FOLLOWER OF JEAN-MARC NATTIER (PARIS, 1685-1766)
PORTRAIT OF MARIE LECZINSKA, QUEEN OF FRANCE (1703-1768), SEATED, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, IN A RED FUR-TRIMMED DRESS IN A PALATIAL INTERIOR
oil on canvas
57¾ x 45¼ in. (146.7 x 114.9 cm.)
in a Louis XV giltwood swept frame carved with pierced c-scrolls, cabochons and foliate trails
The frame - 70¾ x 50¼ in. (180 x 128 cm.) approx.
PORTRAIT OF MARIE LECZINSKA, QUEEN OF FRANCE (1703-1768), SEATED, THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, IN A RED FUR-TRIMMED DRESS IN A PALATIAL INTERIOR
oil on canvas
57¾ x 45¼ in. (146.7 x 114.9 cm.)
in a Louis XV giltwood swept frame carved with pierced c-scrolls, cabochons and foliate trails
The frame - 70¾ x 50¼ in. (180 x 128 cm.) approx.
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 15 April 1999, lot 125.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium