François-Bruno Deshays de Colleville (Rouen 1732-1815) A courtesan with a lute oil on canvas 23 ½ x 20 ¼ in. (60 x 51.5 cm.)
François-Bruno Deshays de Colleville (Rouen 1732-1815) A courtesan with a lute oil on canvas 23 ½ x 20 ¼ in. (60 x 51.5 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Tajan, Paris, 25 March 2015, lot 93.
Please note that the Artist should read: Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays de Colleville (Colleville 1729 - 1765 Paris).
Specialist note
André Bancel confirmed the attribution in 2015. We are grateful to Alastair Laing for proposing an alternative attribution to Ange Laurent de Lalive de Jully (Paris 1725 - 1779).
