French School, 18th Century

Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Joseph Amable of Corseuibleut (1711-1775), half length, wearing a rose colored jacket with fur trim, an embroidered waistcoat and a white cravat, in a feigned stone cartouche

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French School, 18th Century
Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Joseph Amable of Corseuibleut (1711-1775), half length, wearing a rose colored jacket with fur trim, an embroidered waistcoat and a white cravat, in a feigned stone cartouche
oil on canvas
25 x 21in. (64.8 x 53.3cm.)

Lot Essay

According to an old label in French on the reverse, Joseph Amable was married in 1766 to Marie Franoise Denure, daughter of the King's doctor, Louis Denure, and following her death, to Marie Franoise LeRoy. He was President of the Sovereign Corps of the town of Tully.