Jean-Baptiste Borely (1776-1823)

A group portrait of three women, small full lengths in a garden near a fountain, one seated dressed in pink, another, dressed in yellow, making a sketch, the third standing, dressed in white with a red wrap

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Jean-Baptiste Borely (1776-1823)
A group portrait of three women, small full lengths in a garden near a fountain, one seated dressed in pink, another, dressed in yellow, making a sketch, the third standing, dressed in white with a red wrap
signed and dated J.B. Borely, Monspessalanensis, anno 1819.
oil on canvas
92.5 x 75.5 cm

Lot Essay

Borely worked in Montpellier and painted landscapes and portraits in a style connected with that of his fellow townsman Franois-Xavier Fabre. As is indicated by the Latinized name of the city in the inscription, the present portrait was painted in Montpellier.