Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot Portraits 1989 (lot 121)

1989 (lot 121)

Areas of craquelure but the paint is stable

noticeably fussy

Masts become delicate vertical accents against the luminous sky

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot Portraits 1989 (lot 121)This mid 18th century French oil painting depicts a bourgeois gentleman wearing a pale grey blue coat with a white waistcoat and a prominent lace jabot. He's reserved, comfortable, and carries the air of a professional contributor to his social milieu. He addresses us directly, turned slightly to the left, with a sense of ease to his pose. His coat has small covered buttons while the jabot spills down the chest in crisp, rhythmical folds. There's a