Lot 257
FRANÇOIS THÉODORE ROCHARD (FRENCH 1798-1858) Y
PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF THE HON. CATHERINE PERCEVAL
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 13th May | Lots 68 to 297
Description
watercolour on ivory, the sitter with brown hair, seated wearing a dark decollete dress, a string of pearls, and a red shawl draped over her shoulders, signed and dated Oct 1823, with a gilt slip mount in a chased gilt bronze frame
Dimensions
the miniature 9cm high, 7cm wide; 16cm high, 14cm wide [overall]
Provenance
Christies, London, 23 Oct 1979, lot 59, from the Edward Grosvenor Paine Collection
Private Collection, London, from a member of the Rochard family
Footnote
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Sold in compliance with UK Government and APHA regulations, with (non-transferable) exemption registration reference MF3BTA6U