Jacques François Courtin (Circle), Portrait Of A Lady Taking Snuff

Jacques François Courtin (Circle), Portrait Of A Lady Taking SnuffThis exquisite early 18th century half length portrait depicts a young lady taking snuff from a silver holder. Stylistically, its reminiscent of works by French painter, Jacques Franois Courtin (1672 1752). Attired in a sumptuous gown, somewhat similar to a Robe Volante, and a red cap, with black feather and pearl, its a decadent display. The fine lacework on her sleeves is captured deftly, while the expression is a playful one. Painted around 1725,

they don't belong to his carcass: then take him from where the neck runs into the chest

with each actor in this Dickensian-esque ensemble laced with their own backstory

le musicien et la servante dans un palais oriental’ at auction in 2004

Johan Ludwig Lund (1777-1867)

An emotion expressed gently amid a cascade of romantic symbolism

This large and imposing late 17th-century oil painting depicts several British ships defeating the notorious Barbary Corsairs

the spirit of a flea

particularly in the drapery

fashion was ever-evolving and

our eyes pass over a field with distant grazing cattle - little more than a few brushmarks skilfully rendered

the craggy stone cliffs are nearly imperceptible

The painting is housed within a period frame with swept corners and foliate decoration