Charles-Michel-Ange Challe (Paris 1718-1778)

Venus reclining

Details

Charles-Michel-Ange Challe (Paris 1718-1778)
Venus reclining
oil on canvas
20¾ x 25½ in. (53.2 x 64.6 cm.)

Provenance

(Probably) John FitzMaurice, Viscount Kirkwall (1778-1820).
Thomas John Hamilton FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (1803-1877) by whom gifted in June 1875 to
Samuel Leopold Schuster (1830-1884), husband of Lady Isabella Emma Elizabeth FitzMaurice (1832-1906)
and by descent (according to an old label on the canvas relining).

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Lot Essay

The label on the reverse of this picture, detailing its provenance, is signed by Samuel Leo Schuster, the son of Leo Schuster (1791-1871), the renowned trader, banker and chairman of the London and Brighton Railway.

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