Portrait of a Woman (Madame de Praroman née d'Affry?)
Medium/TechniquePastel on paper
Dimensions57.2 x 48.3 cm (22 1/2 x 19 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2657
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPastels
Collections
ProvenanceOctober 16, 1935, sold by Adolphe le Goupy (dealer), Paris, to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note 1]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession date: January 8, 1969)
NOTE:
[1] According to the receipt of purchase dated October 16, 1935. The pastel was originally attributed to Jean Martial Frédou and identifies the sitter as Madame de Praroman née d'Affry. It was purchased together with a portrait of Monsieur de Praroman signed by Frédou.
NOTE:
[1] According to the receipt of purchase dated October 16, 1935. The pastel was originally attributed to Jean Martial Frédou and identifies the sitter as Madame de Praroman née d'Affry. It was purchased together with a portrait of Monsieur de Praroman signed by Frédou.
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