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Fishermen and courtesans in a Mediterranean port at sunset; and Fishermen and Turkish merchants in a Mediterranean port and sunrise
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Jean-Baptiste Lallemand (Dijon 1719-c. 1805 Paris)
Fishermen and courtesans in a Mediterranean port at sunset; and Fishermen and Turkish merchants in a Mediterranean port and sunrise
the first signed 'Lallemand P' (lower right); the second signed and inscribed 'S P·Q·D OPT· MAXI JB LALLEMAN[D] IN FECIT' (center right, on the fountain)
oil on canvas, unlined
21 1/8 x 27½ in. (53.6 x 69.8 cm.)
In Louis XVI giltwood frames
a pair (2)
Fishermen and courtesans in a Mediterranean port at sunset; and Fishermen and Turkish merchants in a Mediterranean port and sunrise
the first signed 'Lallemand P' (lower right); the second signed and inscribed 'S P·Q·D OPT· MAXI JB LALLEMAN[D] IN FECIT' (center right, on the fountain)
oil on canvas, unlined
21 1/8 x 27½ in. (53.6 x 69.8 cm.)
In Louis XVI giltwood frames
a pair (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 4 December 1956, lots 20 and 21.
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