Lot Essay
Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray (1727-72) married Charles Simon Favart (1710-92) in 1745. He was a French dramatist and she was a celebrated actress of the Opéra-Comique.
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Manner of Lagrenée
The actress Madame Favart presented by Apollo and a putto, next to a sheet of music inscribed 'Agreables moments l'objet de mes voeux'
with signature and date 'M. Benoite Duronceray.Favart Lagrenée à son meilleur ami 1753', gilt-metal frame mounted into gilt wood and gesso frame with ribbon surmount
on vellum, rectangular, 2.1/8 x 2¾ in. (54 x 70 mm.)
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The actress Madame Favart presented by Apollo and a putto, next to a sheet of music inscribed 'Agreables moments l'objet de mes voeux'
with signature and date 'M. Benoite Duronceray.Favart Lagrenée à son meilleur ami 1753', gilt-metal frame mounted into gilt wood and gesso frame with ribbon surmount
on vellum, rectangular, 2.1/8 x 2¾ in. (54 x 70 mm.)
See Illustration