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Large oil on canvas depicting a young woman of quality, probably an aristocrat, French school circa 1850.
By family tradition, this is the portrait of Countess Hallez Claparede, lady-in-waiting to Empress Eugénie ( 1826-1920), and attributed to Edouard Louis Dubufe.
The painting, given its quality, must have been signed, but the canvas has been shortened, as can be seen on the sides, to put it in a fine period frame. It does not say that it was a full-length portrait.
The gold-leaf frame is currently being restored.
Dimensions: 1.17m x 0.90m canvas only.
Original canvas and stretcher.
Ref: 803AWL18N9