Follower of Antoine Pesne, French 1683-1757- Portrait of a boy,...

Follower of Antoine Pesne,
French 1683-1757-

Portrait of a boy, half-length, in theatrical dress;

oil on canvas, bears old inscribed label in German on the reverse of the upper horizontal stretcher bar, 60.4 x 47.4 cm., (unframed).

Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.

Note:
Though French-born, Pesne served as a painter to the Prussian court and produced many portraits of the royal family and key court figures, including of the first two Kings of Prussia, Frederick I and Frederick William I. The present work bears similarities to the portrait attributed to Pesne of 'Frederick II of Prussia, later Frederick the Great', in the UK's Royal Collection [RCIN 405262].