Attributed to Marie-Gabrielle Capet (French 1761-1818)

Attributed to Marie-Gabrielle Capet (French 1761-1818)

Portrait of a young girl, half-length, wearing a white dress with blue waistband

Signed and dated M G Capet/Juillet 1787 (lower right)

Pastel

38.2 x 30cm; 15 x 11¾in

Provenance:

Christie's, London, At Home - British and Continental Pictures, 15 July 2004, lot 838;

The Property of a Lady of title

Literature:

Neil Jeffares, 'Marie-Gabrielle Capet', Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition, accessed 6/10/2021, no.J.196.178