Gabriel-Jacques De Saint-Aubin French School 18th.Century Chalk Drawing Circa.1760 Watercolour Portrait 26 by 33 cms

26 by 33 cms

An archive collection of sixteen watercolour & pen and ink sketches of primarily Shakespearean subjects

The collector's mark on the present work can be found on Florentine drawings from the 16th

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Gabriel-Jacques De Saint-Aubin French School 18th.Century Chalk Drawing Circa.1760 Watercolour Portrait 26 by 33 cmsGabriel Jacques de Saint Aubin. 1724 1780. French School 18th. Century. Black and white chalk drawing stumped in black chalk. An elegant couple. He in masquerade costume wearing butterfly wings, attended by winged cupids, a carriage waits in the street behind. Drawn on buff laid paper, Crown watermark and stamp to reverse with old attribution to Hubert Gravelot 1699 1773. Very slight foxing and area of skinning to no real detriment. Provenance: Alan