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Identifier: frick-31072001452285 (find matches)
Title: Early English, Dutch and Flemish paintings at the Blakeslee Galleries, 353 Fifth Avenue .. (electronic resource)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Blakeslee Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Frick Art Reference Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Metropolitan New York Library Council – METRO

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en Henrietta Maria, and died in1662. No- 2.MADAME VIGEE LE BRUN. 1775— 1842.Portrait of Madame Le Brun. Height, 34 inches. Width, 28 inches. It is recorded Madame Le Brun painted no less thantwenty-five portraits of Marie Antoinette, with whom shewas on terms of great intimacy. Portrait, history, and landscape painter, Madame Le Brunis nevertheless best remembered by her canvases of beauti-ful women, among whom she herself was by no means theleast attractive. In this portrait of herself, which she haspainted in her most engaging manner, she is shown with abook in her lap, while in her hand she holds a pen. Gownedin an evening dress cut low, she discloses a charming neckand shoulders beautifully modelled, while her face is piquantand delicate in its regular outlines. Her hair is dressed withmuch elaboration, a scarf being twined among her curls,which fall over her neck, and at her breast there is tied aknot of ribbons. Now in the collection of Mr. C. P. Huntington. MADAME VIGEE LE B;
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MADAME LE BF No- 3, FRANgOIS CLOUET.J5J6—1573. Portrait of a Man. Height, 7% inches. Width, 6% inches. SUCCEEDING his father as court painter to Francis L,Clouet continued in the same position under Francis II. andCharles IX. To-day his pictures are rare and most difficultto obtain; they are appreciated for their unique charm ofremarkable detail, excellent drawing, and color. The famousEuropean galleries contain portraits by him of varioussovereigns, for he was preeminently a painter of royalty,including Francis I. and II,, Heniy II. and III., Catherinede Medici, Charles IX. and his wife, Elizabeth of Austria.This small panel has all the qualities of a great canvas, for,though done in miniature, it is approached with wonderfulbreadth, and is thoroughly large in conception. It is of aman garbed in black, wearing a pointed, dark beard. No. 4.SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE. 1769—J830.Mrs. Gibbon as Miranda. Height, 80 inches. Width, 50 inches. DISTINGUISHED as was Lawrence for his interpretatio

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