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Jacques-Philippe-Joseph de Saint-Quentin

Paris 1738 – after 1780

Seen in Profile Portrait of a Young Girl with a Blue Ribbon

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Category:France

size: 347 x 250 mm, 13 ^5/8 x 9 ^7/8 in.

provenance: Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley, Paris (L.421); his sale n° VII, 8 – 10 June 1920, Paris; Georges Bourgarel, Paris; his sale, 13 – 15 November 1922, lot 143; Sale, Paris Drouot ,12 June 1972, lot 19; Private collection, USA

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Our signed drawing is a rare example of Saint-Quentin’s graphic technique. The artist used three chalks to give life to his model. The black chalk, applied by stamping, smoothly sketches the girl’s curls; the red chalk highlights the skin tones of her face; and the blue ribbon, braided into the hair, brings freshness and vivacity to this child’s portrait.

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size:	347 x 250 mm, 13 <sup> 5/8 </sup> x 9 <sup> 7/8 </sup> in.
provenance:	Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley, Paris (L.421); his sale n° VII, 8 – 10 June 1920, Paris; Georges Bourgarel, Paris; his sale, 13 – 15 November 1922, lot 143; Sale, Paris Drouot ,12 June 1972, lot 19; Private collection, USA