Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Neil Jeffares for suggesting the attribution to Jacques-Charles Allais and for his assistance in cataloguing this pastel.
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Portrait of a boy, at half-length, pointing to books at his left
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Attributed to Jacques-Charles Allais (Paris 1705-1760)
Portrait of a boy, at half-length, pointing to books at his left
pastel, black chalk on paper laid down on canvas
23½ x 19½ in. (59.5 x 49.4 cm.)
Portrait of a boy, at half-length, pointing to books at his left
pastel, black chalk on paper laid down on canvas
23½ x 19½ in. (59.5 x 49.4 cm.)