Lot 46: HENRI-JOSEPH VAN BLARENBERGHE (1741-1826)

An innocent milkmaid in a forest with hunters proposing assistance; the wife of a sleeping drunken smith in a forge complaining to two gentlemen; a lady with her gallant in the painter's studio; a gentleman in Turkish costume inviting a lady dressed … la Circassienne on paper rectangular, 1 1/16 x 11/4 in. (27 x 32 mm.) to 1 5/16 x 1 3/8 in. (34 x 35 mm.), gilt-metal frames, one with brooch attachment (4) NOTES For a highly comprehensive study on the Van Blarenberghes, see Monique Maillet-Chassagne, Une dynastie de peintres lillois, les Van Blarenberghe, Paris, 2001.