Lot 43: Attributed to Henri Gascars (Paris 1635-1701 Rome)

Attributed to Henri Gascars (Paris 1635-1701 Rome)
Portrait of a lady traditionally identified as Madame Ninon de Lenclos (1620-1705), three-quarter-length, in a lace-trimmed blue and gray dress, with roses, narcissi and other flowers in a roemer on a ledge, beside a classical fountain
oil on canvas, unframed
50¾ x 38¾ in. (128.9 x 98.5 cm.)

H. Browne; Christie's, London, 8 May 1913, lot 264 as 'EGLON VAN DER NEER' (46 gns. to Higgins).
The Lady Winifred Renshaw; Christie's, London, 14 July 1939, lot 95 as 'E. VAN DER NEER'.

Attributed to Henri Gascars (Paris 1635-1701 Rome)
Portrait of a lady traditionally identified as Madame Ninon de Lenclos (1620-1705), three-quarter-length, in a lace-trimmed blue and gray dress, with roses, narcissi and other flowers in a roemer on a ledge, beside a classical fountain
oil on canvas, unframed
50¾ x 38¾ in. (128.9 x 98.5 cm.)