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Portrait of a Man (Monsieur de Praroman)

Jean Martial Frédou (French, 1711–1795)

Medium/Technique Pastel on paper
Dimensions 29.8 x 23.5 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2658
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPastels

Signed Lower right: fredou
ProvenanceBy 1935, Adolphe le Goupy (dealer), Paris; October 16, 1935, sold by le Goupy 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 purchased together with a portrait originally attributed to Jean Martial Frédou and identified as Madame de Praroman née d'Affry.