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Circle of Jean-Etienne Liotard — Portrait of an old Lady, seated, holding a book
Circle of Jean-Etienne Liotard

Portrait of an old Lady, seated, holding a book

A portrait of an elderly woman seated and holding a book, rendered in pastel with warm tones and delicate handling characteristic of 18th-century society portraiture.

Medium
Pastel;
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master & British Works on Paper

June 28, 2023

Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000

Lot 111

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Circle of Jean-Etienne Liotard, Portrait of an old Lady, seated, holding a book

A portrait of an elderly woman seated and holding a book, rendered in pastel with warm tones and delicate handling characteristic of 18th-century society portraiture.

Medium
Pastel;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Intimate, Seated Figure, Elderly Woman, Elderly, Figure, Classical, Refined, Swiss, Book, Eighteenth Century, European, Portrait, 18th Century, Warm Tones, Pastel, Seated