Lot 124: Studio of Jean-Baptiste Santerre (Magny-en-Vexin 1651-1717 Paris) Portrait of a young lady,

Portrait of a young lady, half-length, in a white silk dress, singing
oil on canvas
79.2 x 84.5cm (31 3/16 x 33 1/4in).

PROVENANCE:
Sale, Christie's London, 16 March 1984, lot 70 (as circle of Philip Mercier)
Sale, Sotheby's London, 28 October 1987, lot 241 (as Circle of Nathaniel Hone)
Sale, Christie's South Kensington, 2 December 2008, lot 140 (as after Jean-Baptiste Santerre)

Several replicas and a number of copies are known of this composition by Santerre, which was engraved by P. de Rochefort and appeared in the collection of contemporary French paintings assembled by La Live de Jully.
It is interesting to note that the present work is the only known version of the composition depicting the music sheets in the background.