After Marc Chabry II

(French, circa 1696-1765)

Jeune fille en buste, inscribed bottom right sight "h. chabry", possibly an 18th century drawing made after a work by Chabry, watercolor and charcoal on laid paper with "D & CB" (Dirk and Cornelis Blauw), sheet 14-1/2 x 10-5/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 16-1/4 x 12-1/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Charles Sterling, Curator of Paintings at the Louvre; by descent to Catherine Sterling, Gallerie Estranger, St. Remy de Provence, France, purchased circa 1990s (her label verso); Private Georgia Collection
Condition Report: water stain at right edge, toning, handling grime; frame with wear, losses