Lot Essay
The inscription on the reverse in Cécile Villeneuve's handwriting reads "Louise Taigny mariee au Baron Robert Lejeune en 1880".
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CÉCILE VILLENEUVE, signed, dated on the reverse 1880
The baronne Lejeune, her centre-parted curly brown hair embellished with a black hat with ostrich feathers, wearing a light blue dress with white muslin fichu, a black velvet bow and a sprig of roses at her decollete; rectangular -- 95 x 76 mm, gilt-metal mount
The baronne Lejeune, her centre-parted curly brown hair embellished with a black hat with ostrich feathers, wearing a light blue dress with white muslin fichu, a black velvet bow and a sprig of roses at her decollete; rectangular -- 95 x 76 mm, gilt-metal mount