Henri Gascars Paris 1635-1701 Rome
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Henri Gascars Paris 1635-1701 Rome

Portrait of a lady, seated three-quarter-length, in a white and gold gown with a blue robe, a garden beyond

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Henri Gascars Paris 1635-1701 Rome
Portrait of a lady, seated three-quarter-length, in a white and gold gown with a blue robe, a garden beyond
oil on canvas, in a painted oval, unframed
37¾ x 51 1/8 in. 95.9 x 129.9 cm.
Literature
L. Nikolenko, Pierre Mignard: The Portrait Painter of the Grand Siècle, Munich, 1982, p. 104, no. 5, as 'possibly by Henri Gascars'.
Exhibited
New York, Wildenstein, A loan exhibition of fashion in headdress, 1450-1943, 25 April-27 May 1943, no. 33.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

A similar portrait of a woman, presumed to be Louise Renée de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth and one of the mistresses of Charles II of England, was formerly in the collection of William Randolph Hearst. It appeared at Sotheby's, New York, 18 June 1974, lot 126, as 'circle of Willem Wissing'.

We are grateful to Dr. Julia Marciari-Alexander for confirming the attribution to Gascars on the basis of photographs (private communication, 23 November 2008).

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