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Portrait of a Woman (Madame de Praroman née d'Affry?)
Medium/Technique
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
57.2 x 48.3 cm (22 1/2 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPastels
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.