ALFRED DE DREUX | Before the departure for hunting in an alley

Purchased by the current owner's family in the 19th Century

Marie-Christine Renauld, Alfred de Dreux, Paris, 2008, illustrated p. 52, with a mistaken description

original canvas; two long horizontal craquelures at the centre of the painting due to previous contact with the stretcher; one long horizontal craquelure at the top of the painting due to previous contact with the stretcher; thin network of craquelures scattered across the surface; no repainted areas visibles under UV light; very good condition
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René Princeteau executed a copy of this work between 1858 and 1865 (Alfred de Dreux, op. cit. p. 139).