Early 18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman Denmark coupled with his distinct skill

coupled with his distinct skill for balanced compositions

It depicts an elderly lady resting while carrying a weighty collection of sticks on her back

Modest compared to previous decades

With an impressionistic touch

Her boudoir

Early 18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman Denmark coupled with his distinct skillThis playful early 18th century half length French school portrait depicts a bewigged gentleman pointing to, what appears to be, a marble tablet. Its somewhat reminiscent of works by Gilles Allou (1670 1751). Attired in an exceedingly well tailored ensemble, hes evidently a man of considerable means. His dark blue velvet coat, probably a justacorps, is embellished with horizontal bands of elaborate gold embroidery. While the lucious patterned silk,