Portrait of Sophie Marie Helen grafin zu lyynar at the age of 25 years old. The portrait is a quarter length oil on canvas, she is wearing a blue embroidered dress with a red trim wrap and a ribbon, the painting is not signed by the artist and to be attributed to Antoine Pesne 1752-1818 the portrait was then painted circa 1737 / the circle of / in the manor of the artist. The artist was one of a group of artists that were appointed by the royalty as court portrait painters. The original owner had the piece under a fine arts insurance policy for the amount of $10,000.00. This same portrait was auctioned at Christies Auction House in October 1998. Condition remarks by Christies The present picture derives, with alterations from a prototype by the artist Antoine Pesne in the year of 1736 that is now in the Spreewald Museum Lubbenau. Conclusion from the appraiser / the painting should be professionally cleaned, that may reveal any hidden persons of interest or dates / signatures. Marked on backside in German with biographical information about the subject. Depicts a young woman with white hair in a blue dress with a red cloak around her shoulders. She holds flowers to her chest and looks towards the viewer Framed in black and red toned Woden frame with plaster coating. Approximately 45 x 38 inches window measures 37.5 x 30 inches Moderate wearing to frame with loss to accent designs on top and sides. Backside of canvas shows evident repair patches. Property of Manhattan, NY Estate Framed artwork, antique portraits art, portrait paintings, oil paintings, wall art, arts fine art, framed art, framed portrait painting, painting, home decor, antique artwork antique art. 12 Large art ^5Please Note: All lots that do not carry established documented provenance nor any past record of auction history record are described in the catalog as attributed to , AFTER, or in the style of. TBS Does not guarantee authenticity of stamps labels and or piece