Property from an Important Swiss Private Collection
Louis-Gabriel Blanchet
Portrait of the sculptor Joseph Wilton (1722–1803), holding a bust of Demosthenes
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December 6, 06:47 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Property from an Important Swiss Private Collection
Louis-Gabriel Blanchet
Paris 1705–1772 Rome
Portrait of the sculptor Joseph Wilton (1722–1803), holding a bust of Demosthenes
signed, dated and inscribed lower left: L.G. Blanchet / Rome 1753
oil on canvas
unframed: 68.4 x 52.8 cm.; 27 x 20¾ in.
framed: 87 x 72.2 cm.; 34¼ x 28⅜ in.
Alphonse Giroux (1776–1848), Paris (according to an old inscription on the reverse);
Private collection;
Anonymous sale, Laval, Hôtel des Ventes de Laval, 27 October 2013, (lot number unknown), where acquired.
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