Stanhope Alexander Forbes, R.A., N.E.A.C. (1857-1947)

Desirée at the Piano

Closed12 July 2012

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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, R.A., N.E.A.C. (1857-1947)
Desirée at the Piano
oil on canvas
18¼ x 12½ in. (46.4 x 31.8 cm.)

Private collection, Brittany.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 November 1995, lot 100, where purchased by the present owner.

Forbes's mother, Juliette de Guise, was a Frenchwoman, and this early portrait would appear to depict one of Forbes's French relatives.