A young woman having coffee

Details

Sébastien-Jacques Leclerc, called Leclerc des Gobelins (Paris 1734-1785)
A young woman having coffee
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
10 x 7 1/8 in. (25.4 x 18.3 cm.)

Provenance

Christian Humann, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 1982, lot 88.

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Lot Essay

The figural type and the elaborated costume of this lady relate to Leclerc's most celebrated effort as a designer and printmaker, the illustrations for the Galerie des modes et costumes françaises dessinées d'après nature, published in Paris in 1778.

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