Lot Essay
An old handwritten note on the backing paper states: 'Made. Morin, mère du général et des 2 autres frères'.
THE PROPERTY OF A BELGIAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
PIERRE-LÉONARD COUSIN (1788 - after 1822)
A Lady called Madame Morin, full-face in green dress with bouffant sleeves, ruffled white embroidered lace collar, plumed white hat tied under her chin in a silk bow, her centre-parted brown hair dressed in rolls, seated with a scarlet cashmere shawl draped over the back of a chair; cloudy sky background
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PIERRE-LÉONARD COUSIN (1788 - after 1822)
A Lady called Madame Morin, full-face in green dress with bouffant sleeves, ruffled white embroidered lace collar, plumed white hat tied under her chin in a silk bow, her centre-parted brown hair dressed in rolls, seated with a scarlet cashmere shawl draped over the back of a chair; cloudy sky background
signed 'Cousin.' (lower right)
oval, 3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A Lady called Madame Morin, full-face in green dress with bouffant sleeves, ruffled white embroidered lace collar, plumed white hat tied under her chin in a silk bow, her centre-parted brown hair dressed in rolls, seated with a scarlet cashmere shawl draped over the back of a chair; cloudy sky background
signed 'Cousin.' (lower right)
oval, 3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount