Lot 110: François Théodore Rochard (French, 1798-1858) A Gentleman, wearing brown frock-coat, waistcoat and trousers over white shirt with high tied white stock, seated in an upholstered red armchair, a book held in his right hand, books visible on a tabletop

A Gentleman, wearing brown frock-coat, waistcoat and trousers over white shirt with high tied white stock, seated in an upholstered red armchair, a book held in his right hand, books visible on a tabletop to his right.
Watercolour on paper, signed in gold on the obverse and dated F. Rochard 1843, gilded wood frame.
Octagonal, 315mm (12 3/8in) high
Provenance: Sotheby's, Chester, 18 January 1990, lot 3045