Details
FRENCH SCHOOL, circa 1790/1795
A young lady waist-length slightly to the left, with powdered frizzled long hair, wearing a large dove-grey silk hat embellished with white feathers, bows and white lace, the border of her lavender-blue striped pékin dress set with black frill, her décolleté covered with a white fichu and a knotted lace cravat -- 61 mm diam., gilt-metal frame with engine-turned borders and plain reverse.
A young lady waist-length slightly to the left, with powdered frizzled long hair, wearing a large dove-grey silk hat embellished with white feathers, bows and white lace, the border of her lavender-blue striped pékin dress set with black frill, her décolleté covered with a white fichu and a knotted lace cravat -- 61 mm diam., gilt-metal frame with engine-turned borders and plain reverse.
Provenance
Formerly in the Coutts Collection.