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Alexis Grimou Argenteuil near Paris 1678 - 1733 Paris
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Alexis Grimou
- Portrait of a Lady, said to be Louise Julie de Nesle, Comtesse de Mailly
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Paris, Vente X, April 16, 1926;
Paul Hardy;
With Galerie Lewis and Son, Paris & London, 1990.
Paul Hardy;
With Galerie Lewis and Son, Paris & London, 1990.
Literature
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, vol. V, Paris 1976, p. 216.
Catalogue Note
Louise Julie de Nesle was the eldest daughter of Louis, Marquis de Nesle, and became the official mistress of King Louis XV in 1738. She was replaced in that capacity by her sister, the duchess of Châteauroux four years later.
A signed and dated three quarter length version of the present portrait was sold London, Sotheby's, July 11, 1973, lot 4 (unillustrated).