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Lot 5: François Dumont (French, 1751-1831)

Est: £10,000 GBP - £20,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 04, 2018

Item Overview

Description

FRANÇOIS DUMONT (FRENCH, 1751-1831) A young lady called Mademoiselle Maillard (1766-1818), in white silk dress, standing in front of a pianoforte Signed ‘Dumont’ (lower right) On ivory Octagonal, 167 x 123 mm., rectangular giltbronze frame, inscribed on the reverse ‘Melle Maillard / de l’Opéra / celle qui a représenté la déesse / de la Liberté en 93 / Peint par Dumont / peintre de L. XVI’

Provenance

PROVENANCE: John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1904) Collection, New York; Christie’s, London, 25 June 1935, lot 516 (as a portrait of Mlle Maillard, 80 gns to Bensimon). Ernst Holzscheiter Collection, Meilen (inv. nos. MD/0175 and 185).

Auction Details

Treasured Portraits from the Collection of Ernst Holzscheite

by
Christie's
July 04, 2018, 11:00 AM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK