Thomas Couture (French 1815-1879)

Thomas Couture (French 1815-1879)
La Rêverie
Signed and dated Th Couture1848 (lower centre)
Oil on canvas
65.6 x 54.8cm; 25¾ x 21½in, framed as an oval

Provenance:
Purchased by H.C.Newton c.1856, as the sitter had a likeness to his daughter Ellen Carter West (according to label)

We are grateful to Thierry Cazaux for confirming the attribution of the present work.