François-Hubert DROUAIS (Paris, 1727 – 1775)
Portrait of Monsieur Le Pot d’Auteuil
92 x 72 cm. (3 ft.3/16 in. x 2 ft. 4 5/16 in.)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1772
Sculpted Louis XV wood gilt frame decorated with shells, curlicues, and flowerets
Provenance :
• Acquired by the former owner at Heim Gallery, London, in 1989.
Bibliography :
• Gabillot, G., “Les Trois Drouais,” Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1906
