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FRENCH SCHOOL, circa 1795/1800
Details
FRENCH SCHOOL, circa 1795/1800
A young gentleman bust-length slightly to dexter, his powdered centre-parted long curly hair falling onto his shoulders, wearing a brown coat with brown scarf and knotted white cravat; sky background - 50 mm diam., gold frame, the reverse with a sunburst motif composed of 13 sections of hair, each with the name engraved on a gold surround, including "Mon père, Ma Mère, ... Marie, Louis, Fritz", in the centre a gold plaque engraved with a flowers motif
A young gentleman bust-length slightly to dexter, his powdered centre-parted long curly hair falling onto his shoulders, wearing a brown coat with brown scarf and knotted white cravat; sky background - 50 mm diam., gold frame, the reverse with a sunburst motif composed of 13 sections of hair, each with the name engraved on a gold surround, including "Mon père, Ma Mère, ... Marie, Louis, Fritz", in the centre a gold plaque engraved with a flowers motif
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners from G. Wouters, on 1st September 1919, for 475 Belgian Francs.