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Description

Portrait of a lady, traditionally said to be Marquise de Thil, half length, in a red dress, her hair in ringlets oil on canvas 72.5 x 59cm

Footnote: Provenance: From the collection of Hubert Faure (1919-2020), Albany, Piccadilly, London The sitter is more probably a Marquise de Grollier and Trefort which family were also Contes de Maisonseule and Vicomtes de Thil. There was, however, a Marquis de Thil who was Maître des Requêtes to Louis XIV.

Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined. The picture is in plane with good tension. The paint layer has softened during the lining process and the impasto is slightly pressed into the canvas. Overall the paint layer is stable, there is a network of age cracks with some very slightly raised edges. There are localised area of overpaint in the flesh tones which have slightly darkened, for example in the sitter’s forehead. The frame has suffered from losses to the moulding and gilded surface.

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