Lot 344: After Nicolas de Largillière (French 1656-1746)
After Nicolas de Largillière (French 1656-1746)
Portrait of an Elegantly Dressed Lady
Three-quarter-length portrait of a noblewoman seated before a landscape, wearing a silver satin gown with lace cuffs, a blue mantle, and voluminous rose-colored drapery gathered at her waist, a bouquet of flowers rests in her lap, with additional floral adornments at her bodice, the sitter’s powdered hair is styled high in the late 17th–early 18th century manner; painted with rich, smooth modeling characteristic of works after Largillière, whose studio and followers frequently produced courtly portraits of this type
Oil on canvas
57″ x 44″
Canvas relined and restretched, stretcher marks to center. craquelure. inpainting, ie. top left corner, hair, bottom right near hand, center to dress and fabric, etc… . possible Pentimento visible to right side of figure.
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Estimate: $2000- $4000
Auction Date: January 1, 2026
