Jules Laurens (1825-1901) - 1857 Watercolour Girl with the Lace Bonnet

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Description

This delightful portrait depicts the profile of a young woman draped in robes. The artist captures her delicate features in fine watercolor detail, also focusing on the chattily lace of of her bonnet and exquisite earrings. Signed and dated in graphite to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame and white card mount. On paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration.

Size

33.5 x 23.5cm (13.2" x 9.3")
Framed Size: 58 x 48cm (22.8" x 18.9")

Collection Information

Jules Laurens was a French artist who was particularly renowned for his studies of the landscape and people of Turkey and Persia. Accompanied by geographer and engineer Xavier Hommaire de Hell on his travels, he made thousands of sketches of costumes and sites. On returning home to France he has a large portfolio of work that were in high demand at the time, exhibiting all of Paris and wider France. He frequently exhibited at the Salon de Paris between 1850 and 1891.

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SKU rq017
Artist Jules Laurens (1825-1901)
Date 1857
Dimensions 33.5 x 23.5cm
Medium Watercolour
Subject Portrait
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