PECRUS Charles François, 1826-1907 The Rose (young woman), 1857 oil on panel (small lacks on the edges, thick old varnish homogeneous) signed and dated lower right, on the back of the panel a label with title, a n°41 and the mention Salon of 1857 32,5 x 24 cm BIBLIOGRAPHY: Sanchez and Seydoux, Les catalogues des Salons, VI (1852-1857), published by l'Échelle de Jacob, 2002, described under n°2076 p.264 of the 1857 Salon booklet. HISTORY: Exhibited at the 1857 Salon

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