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Jean-Antoine Laurent (French, 1763-1832)
A gentleman in brown coat and ochre breeches, seated in a landscape, holding a riding crop
Signed with initial and dated ‘L. 1793’ (lower left)
On ivory
Rectangular, 97 x 74 mm., gilt-bronze frame
A gentleman in brown coat and ochre breeches, seated in a landscape, holding a riding crop
Signed with initial and dated ‘L. 1793’ (lower left)
On ivory
Rectangular, 97 x 74 mm., gilt-bronze frame
Provenance
Maxime Hébert (1853-1945) Collection, Paris.
With Leo R. Schidlof, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in Paris, 12 February 1947 (inv. nos. MD/0377 and 352).
With Leo R. Schidlof, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in Paris, 12 February 1947 (inv. nos. MD/0377 and 352).
Exhibited
Arenenberg 1954, no. 25.
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