Lot Essay
According to Ellen Poulsen (loc. cit., 1991) the present picture is based on a prototype by Pietro Longhi
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Jens Juel (1745-1802)
Details
Jens Juel (1745-1802)
Portrait of a young Woman, three-quarter length, in Circassian Costume
38 5/8 x 29 1/8in. (98.3 x 74cm.)
Portrait of a young Woman, three-quarter length, in Circassian Costume
38 5/8 x 29 1/8in. (98.3 x 74cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Winkel and Magnussen, Copenhagen, 1939, lot 129, where a traditional identification of the sitter as Countess Reventlow is recorded
Carl Schepler; sale, Winkel and Magnussen, Copenhagen, 1942, lot 35
Olaf Hauch; sale, Rasmussen, Copenhagen, 26 Aug. 1977, lot 81
Carl Schepler; sale, Winkel and Magnussen, Copenhagen, 1942, lot 35
Olaf Hauch; sale, Rasmussen, Copenhagen, 26 Aug. 1977, lot 81
Literature
E. Poulsen, Jens Juel, Copenhagen, 1961, pl.46
E. Poulsen, Jens Juel, Copenhagen, 1991, I, p.65, no.156; II, illustrated p.117
E. Poulsen, Jens Juel, Copenhagen, 1991, I, p.65, no.156; II, illustrated p.117
Exhibited
Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, 1982, no. 32