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The Generosity of the Duchess of Angoulême
(Antoinette Cécile Hortense, Mme Haudebourt Lescot)

Description

On offer at Sothebys.com. Here the Duchess of Angoulême gives a young girl a purse as a dowry, her proud father, a veteran of the Napoleonic wars, stands proudly looking on, some villagers can be seen looking at the scene through the cottage window. The painting dates from 1821.

Measurements
20 1/16 by 16 1/2 inches (51 by 42 cm)
Type
Oil on canvas
Provenance

Provenance: HRH The Duchess of Angoulême; Private Collection, Paris.

Historical Period
Neoclassicism - 1780-1820 & Romanticism - 1810-1870
Subject
Historical events
School
French
Catalogue
1996-Romance and Chivalry: History and Literature reflected in Early Nineteenth Century French Painting.
Hardback book. 300 pages, fully illustrated with 90 colour plates and 100 black and white illustrations. Introduction (40 pages) by Guy Stair Sainty, twelve essays, catalogue, appendix of salons 1801-24 and bibliography. £50 or $80 inc. p.& p.

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Price band
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