Lot Essay
Princess Galitzin was the daughter of General Count von Schmettau, and wife of Dimitri Galitzin III (1748-1806), traveller, literary scholar and Ambassador to Paris and Vienna.
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Portrait of Princess Galitzin, bust length, wearing a green dress with lilac ribbons and a pearl necklace
Details
Louis-Michel Vanloo (Toulon 1707-1771 Paris)
Portrait of Princess Galitzin, bust length, wearing a green dress with lilac ribbons and a pearl necklace
signed 'L.M. Van Loo/1764' center right
oil on canvas
23 x 18 7/8 in. (58.4 x 48 cm.)
Portrait of Princess Galitzin, bust length, wearing a green dress with lilac ribbons and a pearl necklace
signed 'L.M. Van Loo/1764' center right
oil on canvas
23 x 18 7/8 in. (58.4 x 48 cm.)
Provenance
Paul Mersch; sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8 May 1908, lot 111.
with Ehrich Galleries, New York.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid; sale, Anderson Galleries, 14-18 May 1935, lot 1181. H. Kauffman.
Mrs Joan W.K. Littlejohn, New York.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, New York, 15 January 1988, lot 63 ($30,800 to Francine Meyer).
with Ehrich Galleries, New York.
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid; sale, Anderson Galleries, 14-18 May 1935, lot 1181. H. Kauffman.
Mrs Joan W.K. Littlejohn, New York.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, New York, 15 January 1988, lot 63 ($30,800 to Francine Meyer).