Lot Essay
The motif of a young woman covering her bare breast with an arm recurs in a number of Lancret's pictures, such as L'Eté in the Hermitage (G. Wildenstein, Lancret, Paris, 1924, pl. 9)
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743)
Details
Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743)
A young Woman, half-length, surprised at her Toilet
on panel
7¾ x 5 5/8in. (19.6 x 14.4cm.)
A young Woman, half-length, surprised at her Toilet
on panel
7¾ x 5 5/8in. (19.6 x 14.4cm.)
Provenance
Lord Carew, Castletown, Co. Dublin.