Live Auction 1883The House Sale
French School, 18th Century
Lot 1010 OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JERROLD AND JACKIE ZIFF (LOTS 983-1062)

French School, 18th Century

Two young ladies in an interior, one holding a letter and receiving a locket

Closed3 October 2007

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French School, 18th Century
Two young ladies in an interior, one holding a letter and receiving a locket
black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash on paper
14¾ x 10¾ in. (376 x 273 mm.)

Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 11 May 1920, lot 20 (as Nicolas Lavreince).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 July 1972, lot 60 (as Nicolas Lavreince).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 4 July 1988, lot 88 (as attributed to Nicolas Lavreince), where acquired by the current owner.

Specialist note

Previously attributed to the Swedish-born, French-educated artist, Niclas Lafrensen, called Nicolas Lavreince (1737-1807), this drawing has also been attributed to Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine (1751-1824).