Lot 33
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After Jean Étienne Liotard
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After Jean Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Maria, Countess of Coventry (1733-1760), half-length, in a white dress and blue trim

Details
After Jean Étienne Liotard
Portrait of Maria, Countess of Coventry (1733-1760), half-length, in a white dress and blue trim
pastel
29½ x 24½ in. (74.9 x 62.2 cm.)
in a carved and gilded rococo frame.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Two versions by Liotard are recorded, one in Geneva Museum of Art and the other in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The present picture is a reverse image which would suggest that it was most probably taken from an engraving, possibly the mezzotint by Richard Houstan (N.P.G. D2533).

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