Henri-Nicolas van Gorp (1793-1819)
Henri-Nicolas van Gorp (1793-1819)

A Lady in an Interior, in a yellow satin dress, with a globe on a table beside her, mourning the absence of her husband

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Henri-Nicolas van Gorp (1793-1819)
A Lady in an Interior, in a yellow satin dress, with a globe on a table beside her, mourning the absence of her husband
oil on panel, unframed
21¾ x 18in. (55.2 x 45.6cm.)
Provenance
L.W. Neeld, Grittleton House, Chippenham, Wiltshire; Christie's, 9 June 1944, lot 1, as 'L.L. Boilly' (480gns. to Leggatt).

Lot Essay

The great collection of pictures and sculptures at Grittleton was formed in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. This picture was traditionally attributed to Louis-Léopold Boilly but its correct authorship was recognized by Pascal Zuber, the joint author of the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Boilly.

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