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Attributed to LOUIS TOCQUÉ (French

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Attributed to LOUIS TOCQUÉ (French
<B>Attributed to LOUIS TOCQUÉ </B></I>(French 1696-1772)<BR><I>Portrait of the Duchess of Montmorency</B></I><BR>Oil on canvas<BR>42 x 32 inches (106.7 x 81.3 cm)<BR> <BR>Provenance:<BR>probably Brandus sale, New York, April 17, 1907, no. 122 ($1,600 to P. M. West);<BR>probably Brandus sale, New York, April 1, 1908, no. 106 ($1,000 to D. Russell). <BR><BR>Literature: <BR>Arnauld Doria, <I>Louis Tocqué: biographie et catalogue critiques; l'oeuvre complet de l'artiste</B></I>, Paris, 1929, cat. no. 239, pp. 127-8. <BR><BR>The sitter, Louise-Françoise-Pauline de Montmorency, was the only daughter of the Prince de Tingry. She was married twice, first to the Comte de Montmorency-Luxembourg with whom she had three children, and second to Louis-François-Joseph, Prince of Montmorency-Logny. She died in 1818.<B>Condition Report:</B> Canvas has been relined<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)