Lot Essay
The present work would seem to date from around 1800-05, when d'Agoty was working in Bordeaux. Compare for example, the painting sold at Christie's, London, May 10, 1990, lot 446.
Portrait of a young Girl, standing half-length, wearing a feathered Hat and holding a riding crop
Details
Pierre Édouard Gautier d'Agoty* (1775-1871)
Portrait of a young Girl, standing half-length, wearing a feathered Hat and holding a riding crop
oil on canvas
17 x 21in. (43 x 53.5cm.)
Portrait of a young Girl, standing half-length, wearing a feathered Hat and holding a riding crop
oil on canvas
17 x 21in. (43 x 53.5cm.)
Provenance
McClellan (according to an old label on the stretcher).