A young Lady waist-length, facing right in low-cut lavender-coloured moiré silk dress with short puff-sleeves and broad gauze collar embroidered with flowers, jewelled gold brooch with bow attached at her decollete, wearing three strand pearl necklace with jewelled clasps and gold chain with jewelled pendant at her forehead, her centre-parted brown hair tied in rolls and plaited bun, her left hand holding a closed fan; balustrade with gold-edged green curtain to background
Details
FRÉDÉRIC MILLET (1786-1859)
A young Lady waist-length, facing right in low-cut lavender-coloured moiré silk dress with short puff-sleeves and broad gauze collar embroidered with flowers, jewelled gold brooch with bow attached at her decollete, wearing three strand pearl necklace with jewelled clasps and gold chain with jewelled pendant at her forehead, her centre-parted brown hair tied in rolls and plaited bun, her left hand holding a closed fan; balustrade with gold-edged green curtain to background
signed and dated 'millet 1835.' (upper right)
rectangular, 7½ x 5 15/16 in. (191 x 151 mm.), gilt-metal mount with stamped floral border
A young Lady waist-length, facing right in low-cut lavender-coloured moiré silk dress with short puff-sleeves and broad gauze collar embroidered with flowers, jewelled gold brooch with bow attached at her decollete, wearing three strand pearl necklace with jewelled clasps and gold chain with jewelled pendant at her forehead, her centre-parted brown hair tied in rolls and plaited bun, her left hand holding a closed fan; balustrade with gold-edged green curtain to background
signed and dated 'millet 1835.' (upper right)
rectangular, 7½ x 5 15/16 in. (191 x 151 mm.), gilt-metal mount with stamped floral border
Provenance
Gualtiero Schubert.