Count Albert de Belleroche (1864-1944) Count Albert de Belleroche (1864-1944) 'La couture', a woman sewing by an open window signed 'Belleroche' l.r., oil on canvas laid on board 41 x 39.5cm Provenance: Leicester Galleries, London, where purchased by Mrs Dean of the Pearl & Dean family, 1954; a gift from her to the family of the present owner and thence by descent. Exhibited: Leicester Galleries, London, 'Exhibition of Works by Albert de Belleroche', April 1954.

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