Lot 124
  • 124

François-Gabriel-Guillaume Lépaulle

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • François-Gabriel-Guillaume Lépaulle
  • Presumed portrait of future Comte de Plaisance
  • Signed and dated lower right G. Lépaulle 1832 ; Bears an inscription on the back Culemann
  • Oil on canvas
  • 80,2 x 100 cm ; 31 1/2 by 39 3/8 in.

Exhibited

Possibly, Salon, Paris, 1833, n°1554 titled Portrait de M. de Plaisance à cheval

Condition

The painting sits on its original canvas. Restored L-shaped tear in the lower right in the greenery (approx. 10cm). A small repaint besides it. Two repaints in the sky. A few minor repaints scattered on the surface. Minor retouches on the eyes, nose, mouth and scarf. The photo in the catalogue is slightly more dark than the painting is in reality. Good overall condition.
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