Gabriel Francois Doyen

Gabriel Francois Doyen
(Paris 1726 - 1806 St. Petersburg)
La lecture

oil on panel; 72 x 57,5 cm

remains of an old wax seal with the Imperial Crown of Russia on the reverse

Provenance
formerly private collection, Northern Europe;
sale Fischer, Luzern, 24th November 2010;
private collection, Europe

According to the auction catalogue, Fischer 2010, Prof. Pierre Rosenberg has confirmed the present painting as a work by Gabriel Francois Doyen on the basis of photographs.
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