Watercolor on paper “Portrait of Charles Charpentier” auctioneer, son of the painter Jacques Denis Charpentier made by his sister Céleste Charpentier in 1830.
Circa 1830
France
Oil on canvas, portrait of a young man reading in front of a secretary, one arm resting on the flap,
signed by Dominique Doncre lower right and dated 1802.
Portrait of Princess Anne-Géneviève de Bourbon, Duchess of Longueville (1619-1679), daughter of the Prince of Condé and Charlotte de Montmorency. Oil on octagonal panel by Jean Ducayer, painted after a work by François Clouet.
Around 1640
Large oil on canvas representing a landscape with Roman ruins and characters.
18th century
Italy
The banyan, inspired by oriental dressing gowns, was worn for its comfort and casual elegance.
The subject’s richly decorated orange silk scarf and silver-embroidered vest illustrate this fashion well. This style reflects the influence of cultural and commercial exchanges with the Orient, as well as the importance given to appearance and social status in the society of the time.
Oil on canvas portrait of a quality lady with hairstyle “à la garcette”.
17th century
Italy
“Portrait of a young woman”, oil on panel, inscription in Latin «aetatis 19»: at the age of 19, dated 1635, patinated wooden sculpted frame.
Dutch school
17th century
Set of five painted canvases representing allegories of Love, Justice, Reason, Fidelity and Glory, original polychrome carved wooden frames.
Italy
Early 18th century
On her head, she wears a tricorn, a hat with three raised brims, emblematic of the 18th century, particularly prized by the austrian aristocracy. Adorned with feathers and pearls, this tricorn, often masculine in representations of the time, is here transformed into a feminine accessory, emphasizing the status and sophisticated taste of the lady. This mixture of influences, masculine and feminine, was then a symbol of the avant-garde fashion of the European courts.
«Portrait of a diamond woman», XVIII s.
Oil on canvas depicting a woman dressed in the hurluberlu at the Anne-Marie d’Orléans (sister of Philip II of Orleans the Regent) decorated with pearls and holding a diamond.
Is the woman in our portrait the Regent’s favorite or perhaps the very personification of the Regency time.
Height with frame: 99 cm
Width with frame: 79 cm
France
Period: XVIII century, Regency