Oil on canvas, signed 'Isabey' lower left, with Binant, Rue de Clery no. 7, Paris inkstamp on the reverse.

31 x 24 in. (oval), 37 x 30 in. (oval frame).

Literature: Adele d'Osmond, Memoires de la Comtesse de Boigne nee d'Osmond, Volume III, 1922.

Note: The above book was written by the daughter of René-Eustache d'Osmond, French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The book suggests that this portrait was in the collection of Osmonde d'Osmond, daughter of the the 6th Marquis d'Osmone who was a direct descendant of the sitter.

 

Craquelure with inpainting at top above the head and scattered in other areas. Surface soiling. A tiny loss at center under the nose.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.