Lot 141: François-André Vincent (Paris 1746-1816)

François-André Vincent (Paris 1746-1816)
Portrait of Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), bust-length, in a brown coat and white shawl
signed and dated 'Vincent.f añ.VIII.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 21¼ in. (65.8 x 54 cm.)
inscribed on back 'Georges, Cuvier. Anatomists de l'institut n-t- d'e la Rep. Française né à Mont-beliard le 24 Aoust'
in a contemporary neoclassical frame

By direct descent in the Cuvier family.

François-André Vincent (Paris 1746-1816)
Portrait of Baron Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), bust-length, in a brown coat and white shawl
signed and dated 'Vincent.f añ.VIII.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 21¼ in. (65.8 x 54 cm.)
inscribed on back 'Georges, Cuvier. Anatomists de l'institut n-t- d'e la Rep. Française né à Mont-beliard le 24 Aoust'
in a contemporary neoclassical frame