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Henri J. François, Baron de Triqueti (1807-1874) - Study for an angel,

Pen and brown ink, wash, heightened with white, on laid paper Signed H. de Triqueti lower right 27.5 x 23.5 cm. (10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in) Henri Joseph François, Baron de Triqueti, was a French painter, sculptor, and writer on art . He was a student of Louis Hersent, and in 1864 he was commissioned by Queen Victoria to collaborate with Sir George Gilbert Scott in transforming the Wolsey Chapel, attached to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, into the Albert Memorial Chapel. Triqueti worked on the design and marble ornamentation of the chapel for most of the rest of his life.