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Portrait of a woman, half-length, in a feigned oval
Details
Louis-Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707-1771/5 Paris)
Portrait of a woman, half-length, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'L.M. Van Loo 1758' (lower right, along the oval)
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 21 7/8 in. (65.4 x 55.6 cm.)
Portrait of a woman, half-length, in a feigned oval
signed and dated 'L.M. Van Loo 1758' (lower right, along the oval)
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 21 7/8 in. (65.4 x 55.6 cm.)
Provenance
with Galerie Heim, Paris, where acquired by the present owner in 1971.
Exhibited
New Orleans, Arts Council of New Orleans, Seldom Seen: Portraits from Private Collections, 1-15 December 1984, no. 165.
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