Suiveur de Maurice-Quentin de La TOUR / DROUAIS Portrait of Louis Stanislas Xavi…

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Suiveur de Maurice-Quentin de La TOUR / DROUAIS

Portrait of Louis Stanislas Xavier, Count of Provence, future King Louis XVIII of France Original oil on canvas 41 x 33 cm Restorations

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