French school of the XVIIth century A Woman as... Lot 10

French school of the XVIIth century A Woman as Allegory of Painting and Two Lovers Holding a Man's Portrait Gouache on vellum, oval shape Rectangular frame in velvet and gilded wood Lady as the Allegory of Painting and two putti holding a gentleman's portrait, gouache on vellum, French School, 17th C. 9.20 x 7.80 cm (3.62 x 3.07 in.) Provenance: Sotirio Bulgari Collection (AKA Sotírios Voúlgaris, 1857-1932), Rome, a label on the reverse; Anonymous sale; Monaco, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, June 25, 1976, no. 374 (sold for 8,000 fr.) ; Anonymous sale; London, Christie's, November 27, 2012, no. 376 Comment: Two replicas of our miniature are known, one sold in London, Christie's, May 11, 1994, no. 14 (currently at Celle, The Tansey Miniatures Foundation, inv. no. 10992), the second presented at Cheverny, June 10, 2007, no. 78 and more recently at Hôtel Drouot (Giquello et Associés, March 31, 2023, no. 159).