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Portrait of Maria Magdalene Becker, née Dørschel (1766-1788) pastel on laid paper, oval 31 x 23.5cm

Footnote: Literature: cf. Ellen Poulsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Jens Juel, 1991, no. 494, repr. II, p. 315 cf. Neil Jeffares, The Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online ed. 2008, under J.424.111 A slightly larger, rectangular version of the present portrait is in the Copenhagen Statens Museum (inv. no. KKSgb5354, see Literature).

Condition report: Stuck down to another sheet of paper and laid down to the backing board. Foxing throughout. Requires attention. Examined out of frame.

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