18th century French school, follower of François-Hubert DROUAIS Portrait of the Countess du Barry in hunting costume Pastel 31 x 26 cm (view) Provenance Anonymous sale, Lyon, Mes Bérard, Péron, June 15, 2014, lot 55 Reprise of the print by Pierre-Adrien Le Beau after the portrait of François Hubert Drouais presented at the Salon of 1769.

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