View full screen - View 1 of Lot 109. Portrait of Philibert H. Orry, Comte de Vignory (1689-1747).

After Maurice Quentin De la Tour

Portrait of Philibert H. Orry, Comte de Vignory (1689-1747)

Lot Closed

July 6, 03:36 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

After Maurice Quentin De la Tour

Portrait of Philibert H. Orry, Comte de Vignory (1689-1747)


Pastel

1160 by 870 mm (sight size)

J.M. Marquis, 'Fréquence Pastel. Une Collection de Pastels du XVIIIe siècle', in Connaissance des Arts, Supplément Suisse, March 1990, p. XII, reproduced (as Maurice Quentin de La Tour);
N. Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, London 2006, p. 298; online edition, no. J.46. 2433, reproduced (as a copy after La Tour)

The original pastel by Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788) is in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris (Inv. 27613).


For more information on the sitter, see Neil Jeffares' online entry:

http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/LaTour4.pdf