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JEAN BAPTISTE WEYLER | Portrait of Charles Claude Flahault de la Billardière, Comte d'Angivillier (1730-1810)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Portrait of Charles Claude Flahault de la Billardière, Comte d'Angivillier (1730-1810)
- Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, ormolu frame;signed and dated centre right: Weyler / 17.80
- 90 by 74 mm.
Provenance
Possibly Eugène Tondu, Paris;
sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 29 April 1865, lot 748;
Maurice Ephrussi (1849-1916), Paris;
Monsieur X. (Ephrussi);
sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 15 May 1913, lot 49;
David David-Weill (1871-1952), inv. no. 529, until 1936;
with Wildenstein, Paris;
Sir Charles Clore (1905-1979), London, 1964;
his executor's sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 November 1986, lot 99
sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 29 April 1865, lot 748;
Maurice Ephrussi (1849-1916), Paris;
Monsieur X. (Ephrussi);
sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 15 May 1913, lot 49;
David David-Weill (1871-1952), inv. no. 529, until 1936;
with Wildenstein, Paris;
Sir Charles Clore (1905-1979), London, 1964;
his executor's sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 November 1986, lot 99
Exhibited
London, 1961, no. 212;
London, 1968, no. 958
London, 1968, no. 958
Literature
Demonts & Terrasse, 1922, p. 83, no. 145;
Henriot, 1925, p. 18, no. 15; pl. XXXII;
Gillet, et al., 1957, p. 324, no. 212, illust. p. 325;
Schidlof, 1964, vol. II, p. 878;
Coffin & Hofstetter, 2000, pp. 110-111, under no. 59
Henriot, 1925, p. 18, no. 15; pl. XXXII;
Gillet, et al., 1957, p. 324, no. 212, illust. p. 325;
Schidlof, 1964, vol. II, p. 878;
Coffin & Hofstetter, 2000, pp. 110-111, under no. 59
Condition
A sliver of loss to ground at the base of the portrait, which is almost concealed by the frame. Otherwise in good order with only slightest surface grim.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The sitter was the Director-General of the King's buildings and gardens and manufactories, vice-patron of the Academy of Sciences and Maréchal of the King's Armies.
In 1779 Weyler executed, as his morceau de reception for the Academy, a three-quarter length enamel portrait of the Comte d'Angivillier. The present watercolour is a variant on this enamel.
In 1779 Weyler executed, as his morceau de reception for the Academy, a three-quarter length enamel portrait of the Comte d'Angivillier. The present watercolour is a variant on this enamel.