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Heinrich Friedrich Füger (Austro-German, 1751-1818)
A lady in black dress and large white ruff
Signed and dated ‘Füger p 1784’ (lower left)
On ivory
Oval, 142 mm. high, ormolu frame
A lady in black dress and large white ruff
Signed and dated ‘Füger p 1784’ (lower left)
On ivory
Oval, 142 mm. high, ormolu frame
Provenance
With Pierre David (1903-1993), Zurich, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in Zurich 28 August 1950 (inv. nos. MD/0496 and 236).
Literature
Keil 2009, p. 235, no. WV124.
Exhibited
Zurich 1955, no. 370.
Geneva 1956, no. 165 (as a portrait of the artist’s wife).
Zurich 1957-58 and 1961.
Vienna 1965, no. 140 (as a portrait of the artist’s wife).
Geneva 1956, no. 165 (as a portrait of the artist’s wife).
Zurich 1957-58 and 1961.
Vienna 1965, no. 140 (as a portrait of the artist’s wife).
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