(French, 1685-1766)
Portrait of Madame Le Fevre de Caumartin as [Hebe], the original held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., unsigned, oil on canvas, 36-1/4 x 29 in.; fine carved and gilt wood frame, lined with linen, restretched on old stretcher, two periods of scattered retouch affecting approximately 15% of surface, crackle, abrasions, some overcleaning, grime, canvas slightly convex; frame with losses to composition. Provenance: Bois Doré Auction, property of the Late Elinor Dorrance Ingersoll, Newport, Rhode Island, September 27-28, 1977, lot 781; Estate of Charles Edward and Miriam Barr Mitchell, Woodlawn, Quinby, South Carolina
Condition
lined with linen, restretched on old stretcher, two periods of scattered retouch affecting approximately 15% of surface, crackle, abrasions, some overcleaning, grime, canvas slightly convex; frame with losses to composition