Follower of Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Charles Lowengard;
His posthumous sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 18 June 1923, lot 63 (as Attributed to Perroneau);
Hallyn.
Estate of Andrew F. Chandler and the Leonor Gantt Chandler Trust.

N. Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, online edition, under Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, no. J.582.1921, as "copy", illustrated, http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Perronneau2.pdf. 

Pastel on vellum. The vellum has been mounted onto a wooden structure, as if a canvas. There are small pieces of wood that have been attached to the top and bottom of the structure to fit the current framing. The vellum is ripped at the extreme upper left corner; there's also an additional rip at the center of the top edge. These ribs appear to be in an extension to the original vellum. The surface of the work is in overall good condition aside from scattered dots of discoloration throughout the composition. Framed and ready to hang.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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This work is a copy after Perronneau's Jeune femme tenant un bouquet de barbeaux, signed and dated 1749, and last recorded with Galerie Moatti, London (see N. Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, online edition under Jean-Baptiste Perronneau).