Paintings - 13th March 2013
Lot 220
Follower of Jean-François de Troy Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699) Oil on canvas
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2200
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Description
Follower of Jean-François de Troy
Portrait of Jean Racine (1639-1699)
Oil on canvas, in a painted oval, in a carved wood frame
81 x 65cm x 32 x 25½in
With a letter verso, on War Office paper suggesting an attribution to Nicholas de Largillière
Provenance:
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent.