A lady, full-length holding a fan standing beside a parrot in a bird's cage, in red dress with gold embroidered bodice and hem, lace underdress and lace cuffs, white gloves, jewelled cross suspended from a black ribbon about her neck, jewelled head-dress and lace veil in her upswept powdered hair; chequered floor, balustrade with urn and foliate background, with gold motto 'aime ta Cage'
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GERMAN/DANISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1740
A lady, full-length holding a fan standing beside a parrot in a bird's cage, in red dress with gold embroidered bodice and hem, lace underdress and lace cuffs, white gloves, jewelled cross suspended from a black ribbon about her neck, jewelled head-dress and lace veil in her upswept powdered hair; chequered floor, balustrade with urn and foliate background, with gold motto 'aime ta Cage'
on paper
rectangular, 6½ x 4 11/16 in. (166 x 119 mm.), gilt-wood and plaster frame
A lady, full-length holding a fan standing beside a parrot in a bird's cage, in red dress with gold embroidered bodice and hem, lace underdress and lace cuffs, white gloves, jewelled cross suspended from a black ribbon about her neck, jewelled head-dress and lace veil in her upswept powdered hair; chequered floor, balustrade with urn and foliate background, with gold motto 'aime ta Cage'
on paper
rectangular, 6½ x 4 11/16 in. (166 x 119 mm.), gilt-wood and plaster frame
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