FRAGONARD (Jean-Honore)
(1732-1806)
76. — « Le Baiser gagne »
In the interior of a rustic room, a young man in a pale blue jacket and a straw hat is endeavouring to snatch the stake of a game of cards — a kiss — from a young girl in a pink and yellow dress, who resists his efforts, in spite of a girl friend who apparently is on the young man's side. She holds both the hands of the loser, thus partly paralysing her attempts to free herself.
Canvas, 21 1/2 in. by 2.5 1/2 in. Mentioned in (ioncourt's « L’Art du XVIII* Siecle », Fragonard, p. 333 . From the Collection of M. de Breteuil, Paris, 1 7fJ5. M. de Chamgrand, Paris, 1787. ——Dr. Aussant, Paris, 1864.
NATTIER (Jean-Marc)
(1685-1766)
77. — Portrait of the Marquise de Lenancourt
Turned to the left, looking at the spectator. A white muslin-veil, fastened at the top of her head, falls behind her shoulders. A grey satin mantle is drawn in picturesque folds round her bodice, which is cut low in front and adorned with a double string of pearls. Half-length. Life-size.
Signed and dated : Nattier pinxit 1640. Canvas, 3i in. by 24 3/4 in.
From the Collection of M. A . de Marcy, Paris.
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