Lot Essay
Mademoiselle Mertain was reputed to be the mistress of Voltaire.
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Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle Mertain, three-quarter-length, as Cleopatra, a pyramid beyond
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Circle of Pierre Mignard (Troyes 1612-1695 Paris)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle Mertain, three-quarter-length, as Cleopatra, a pyramid beyond
oil on canvas
52 x 44 in. (134 x 112.5 cm.)
in an 18th Century carved and gilded swept and pierced frame
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Mademoiselle Mertain, three-quarter-length, as Cleopatra, a pyramid beyond
oil on canvas
52 x 44 in. (134 x 112.5 cm.)
in an 18th Century carved and gilded swept and pierced frame