Pierre-Joseph Célestin François (1759-1851) , Allegory on the arrival in Brussels of Marie-Ludmille, Duchess of Arenberg, <I>née</I> Princesse de Lobkowitz (1798-1868) | Christie's

Sale 2311

19th Century European Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings

Amsterdam

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30 October 1996

Browse Sale

Lot 204

Pierre-Joseph Célestin François (1759-1851)

Allegory on the arrival in Brussels of Marie-Ludmille, Duchess of Arenberg, née Princesse de Lobkowitz (1798-1868)

Price realised

NLG 6,919

Estimate

NLG 4,000 - NLG 6,000

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Pierre-Joseph Célestin François (1759-1851)
Allegory on the arrival in Brussels of Marie-Ludmille, Duchess of Arenberg, née Princesse de Lobkowitz (1798-1868)
signed lower centre François, and inscribed and dated lower right A S.A.S. MAD.LA DUCHESSE/D'ARENBERG.Née.Pse.DE.LOBKOWITZ. À .SON.ARRIV/AEE.A.BRUXELLES.EN./1819
oil on panel
29 x 24 cm
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Lot Essay

The sitter married Prosper-Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg in Bohemia in January 1819

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