Jules (Jean-François-Hyacinthe) Laure (French, 1806-1861) Portrait in Profile of a Young Woman with a Red Drape

Description:

Jules (Jean-François-Hyacinthe) Laure (French, 1806-1861)

Portrait in Profile of a Young Woman with a Red Drape
Signed "Jules Laure" l.l., with a canvas stamp "...Belot..." on the reverse, and
with a label from Foster Brothers, Boston, on the back of the frame.
Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (55.2 x 46.5 cm),framed within an arched liner.
Condition: Small puncture u.c., craquelure, surface grime.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Foster Brothers label on the back of the frame lists an Order No. "836-F", minor retouch to u.l. quadrant measuring approximately 1/4 x 1/2 in., small puncture to u.l. quadrant measuring less than approximately 1/16 x 1/16 in.