JOSEPH TASSY (ACTIVE PARIS, C. 1785-95)
Lot 100CHICAGO CLASSICAL: A PRIVATE COLLECTION

JOSEPH TASSY (ACTIVE PARIS, C. 1785-95)

Portrait of a young gentleman, bust-length, in hunting clothes

Closed5 April 2022

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JOSEPH TASSY (ACTIVE PARIS, C. 1785-95)
Portrait of a young gentleman, bust-length, in hunting clothes
signed 'Tassey F.T. ' (lower left)
oil on canvas, oval, unlined
28 1⁄2 x 22 3⁄8 in. (72.4 x 56.7 cm.)

With Simon Dickinson, Ltd., London, where acquired by the present owner, 1995.

Specialist note

Joseph Tassy is best known for his miniature portraits, the present work is unusual in his oeuvre due to its large scale. Little is known, however, regarding the life of the artist himself, except for a single appearance at the annula exhibition of the Royal Academy in 1791.