The work, signed Merry Joseph Blondel, illustrates the sweetness and innocence of childhood through a delicate and refined style, typical of 19th-century bourgeois portraits.
Portrait of a woman, painted around 1700, attributed to Arnold van Boonen.
Draped over her right shoulder, she wears a blue velvet coat, adorned with a brooch of pearls and a black diamond.
Black because in 17th-century paintings, diamonds appear black or very dark.
Charming chandelier in sheet metal and rock crystal, in the style of Baguès.
Italy
Circa 1930
Large oil on canvas depicting a little girl holding a goldfinch on a leash, watched by a spaniel, against a landscape background.
This painting corresponds to a type of child portrait created in aristocratic circles in the 18th century.
French or Dutch School
18th century
Embroidery on the back of the mirror depicts a religious marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph.
Northern Italy or France
Late 18th century
Oil on canvas, portrait of a child playing with a dog.
Northern School
18th century