Two Early 19th-Century French School Fashion Drawings

Two Early 19th-Century French School Fashion DrawingsThis beautiful pair of French watercolours from circa 1810 depict figures dressed in the latest fashion. Theyre titled robe de satin garnie de fourrure and chapeau de paille blanche, robe de Marceline or fur trimmed satin dress and white straw hat, Marceline dress. The figures are both standing with back turned to draw emphasis to the outfits. The delicately pointed shoes are a particularly nice touch. Fashion plates are fairly common but its rare to

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 33” x 29” / 84cm x 74cmYear of creation: c

an old piano stands silently - while on the left various artworks are partially lit

The painting is housed within a handsome period frame with foliate decoration and swept corners

an associate of the luminary John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) and one can only imagine the parties

This charming late 19th-century portrait of a majestic moggy elevates its subject to higher ground

The attention to detail here is exquisite and we particularly enjoy the young lad on the right eating his lunch

The painting is inscribed on the reverse and held within a period gilded frame

1934Condition: Artwork presents well

This spirited head study by Hungarian portraitist

But also notice how the elements on the right tend to create a vertical presence to bring contrast to the diagonal

Dusseldorf and Dresden and won a medal in 1869

Suffolk vistas are synonymous with the great John Constable (1776-1837) and undoubtedly his passion for working from nature inspired the young Burrows