Portrait of a gentleman and of an elegant lady, half length
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Joseph Petitot (born 1771)
Portrait of a gentleman and of an elegant lady, half length
signed and dated 'Petitot pxt. 1817.'
pastel on blue paper, framed
525 x 434 mm. and smaller
(a pair) (2)
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The artist was trained in Dijon, worked as a pastel portraitist in Geneva and Paris, settling in Bourg in 1800, later moving to Mcon.