Charles Beaubrun (Circle), Portrait Of A Lady With A Fan

Charles Beaubrun (Circle), Portrait Of A Lady With A FanThis splendid mid 17th century, three quarter length, portrait depicts a lady of the French court attired in an off the shoulder ivory gown together with a scarf, jewellery and fan. It was produced circa 1660 by an artist working in the circle of Charles Beaubrun (1604 1692). During the late 1650s, France dominated European fashion, led by the illustrious court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Shimmering satin dresses, sumptuous jewellery, and timeless

It’s an accomplished work by a master of ‘mood painting’

Our reference: BRV1968

much like Constable before him

particularly the skin tones with their subtle gradients

Medium: Watercolour Overall size: 5½” x 7” / 14cm x 18cmYear of creation: c

which were engraved by Cornelis Van Dalen (c

selecting compositions which captured the Scotland he loved

Impressionism brings a poetic quality to a rural scene like this and captures a brief moment of natural serendipity

in a dramatic twist

But by the 1920s

Overall size: 30½” x 36½” / 77cm x 93cm

Emerging into the light from a dark array of tangled foliage