FRANÇOIS DUMONT (FRENCH, 1751-1831)
Lot 426 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

FRANÇOIS DUMONT (FRENCH, 1751-1831)

Closed28 November 2012

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FRANÇOIS DUMONT (FRENCH, 1751-1831)
A young gentleman, seated in an interior at his desk, in plum-coloured coat, white frilled cravat and cuffs, powdered wig and black wig-bag, on a blue grey-upholstered wooden chair, a quill in his right hand, a musical score in his left; bust and bookcase in background
signed 'Dumont f.' (lower right)
on ivory
3 in. (76 mm.) diam., gilt-metal frame with stamped foliate surround, the turquoise silk reverse stamped in gilt lettering 'DUMONT PORTRAIT DE PICCINI'

The celebrated collection of Mr Vincent, Paris, sold en bloc by his only son Prosper Vincent to Félix Panhard, on 2 April 1883, for 210,000 Gold Francs.
Félix Panhard (1842-1891), Paris.
His nephew Hippolyte Panhard.
Thence by family descent until the sale of the Panhard Collection, part I, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 5 December 1975, lot 50 (as 'Portrait d'un homme de lettres ou d'État').