Lot Essay
Francois René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) was a French writer and statesman
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Attributed to Machéra, circa 1815
A Gentleman, facing right in double breasted blue coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat (cracked)
rectangular frame with circular aperture
rectangular, 3 1/8 x 3¼in. (80 x 82mm.); and a Gentleman said to be Vicomte de Chateaubriand, nearly full face in blue coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, his arms crossed (French School, circa 1805) (2)
A Gentleman, facing right in double breasted blue coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat (cracked)
rectangular frame with circular aperture
rectangular, 3 1/8 x 3¼in. (80 x 82mm.); and a Gentleman said to be Vicomte de Chateaubriand, nearly full face in blue coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, his arms crossed (French School, circa 1805) (2)