FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY Portrait of a boy half-length...

FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Portrait of a boy half-length, elegantly dresses, standing on a terrace
black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper
11 3⁄8 x 7 5⁄8 in. (28.9 x 19.4 cm)

Provenance
George Guy Greville, 4th Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), Warwick Castle (L. 2600); Christie’s, London, 20 May 1896, lot 205 (as Nicolas de Largillière).
with Colnaghi, London.
John Postle Heseltine (1843-1929), London (L. 1507).
Casimir I. Stralem (1886-1932), New York; by descent to his widow; by descent to
Donald S. Stralem (1903-1976), New York; by descent to his wife; Christie’s, London, 13 December 1984, lot 152.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, New York, 13 January 1987, lot 118.