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A young gentleman holding a quill in his right hand, facing right in brown coat, yellow waistcoat and open white frilled shirt, powdered hair; seated in a green upholstered chair at a table, his right elbow leaning on a large book entitled 'OEUVRE[S] DE PLUTAR[QUE]', his left arm resting on the table
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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1790
A young gentleman holding a quill in his right hand, facing right in brown coat, yellow waistcoat and open white frilled shirt, powdered hair; seated in a green upholstered chair at a table, his right elbow leaning on a large book entitled 'OEUVRE[S] DE PLUTAR[QUE]', his left arm resting on the table
36 in. (84 mm.) diam., artist's join, silver-gilt réverbère frame with outer beaded white enamel border
A young gentleman holding a quill in his right hand, facing right in brown coat, yellow waistcoat and open white frilled shirt, powdered hair; seated in a green upholstered chair at a table, his right elbow leaning on a large book entitled 'OEUVRE[S] DE PLUTAR[QUE]', his left arm resting on the table
36 in. (84 mm.) diam., artist's join, silver-gilt réverbère frame with outer beaded white enamel border
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 8 November 1965, lot 35 (as by Domenico Bossi, £70 to Jenkins).
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