Lot Essay
The inscription probably confuses the sitter with Madame de Staël, daughter of Necker, Finance Minister of King Louis XVI.
A young Woman wearing a plumed Hat leaning on a Balustrade in a Garden
Details
Nicolas Lafrensen, called Lavreince* (1737-1807)
A young Woman wearing a plumed Hat leaning on a Balustrade in a Garden
with inscription 'M[a]dame la margrave de.... femme poëte petite fille du ministre de Louis... par Lavreince' on the backing board
watercolour, bodycolour
8 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (225 x 161 mm.)
A young Woman wearing a plumed Hat leaning on a Balustrade in a Garden
with inscription 'M[a]dame la margrave de.... femme poëte petite fille du ministre de Louis... par Lavreince' on the backing board
watercolour, bodycolour
8 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (225 x 161 mm.)
Provenance
An unidentified seal, a snake around a tree (not in Lugt).