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Empire Portrait Painting of Julie and Desiree Clary by Robert Lefevre

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Period First Empire portrait of the Sisters Julie and Desiree Clary, Future Queens of Spain and Sweden by Robert Jacques Francois Lefevre (1755-1830) --Exquisitely Painted Subject of the Two Sisters Holding The Play by Alexandre Duval of "La Maison a Vendre" (The House To Sell), the October 23, 1800 Opera Comique in Paris which had much success. Music by Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac --Original frame, excellent original condition neoclassical Scholarship: According to Sotheby's Old Master Department, the art scholar, Alain Latreille attributed this work to Lefevre. The sitters, the Clary Sisters, were researched and attributed by Osenat in Paris. Provenance: Charles C. Patterson, New York and Paris, L'Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, New York, Collection of Lucille Kaye.
  • Creator:
    Robert Jacques LeFevre (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1810
  • Condition:
    Repaired: two minor pin holes in sky were unpainted. original canvas stabilized to stretcher at edge. Not rebacked. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Essex, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU864522876242
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