Lot Essay
Catherine, daughter of William Drake, Esq., from the family of the Baronets Dash in Devonshire, was married to the Swiss merchant Jean-Pierre Duval in 1767.
THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS LADY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1790
Details
ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1790
Catherine Duval bust-length in profile to dexter, her curled powdered hair falling in coils to her shoulders and adorned with a white mob-cap tied with a blue ribbon, wearing a brown dress with white fichu; pastel on parchment -- 9 cm diam., gilt-metal mount
Catherine Duval bust-length in profile to dexter, her curled powdered hair falling in coils to her shoulders and adorned with a white mob-cap tied with a blue ribbon, wearing a brown dress with white fichu; pastel on parchment -- 9 cm diam., gilt-metal mount
Provenance
By family descent from the sitter to the present owner