23 - Jacques-Charles Allais (Paris 1705–1760)

Jacques-Charles Allais (Paris 1705–1760) Portrait of an Elegant Noblewoman with a Fur Sleeve Pastel on paper 67 x 55 cm This work, previously attributed to Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, is confirmed as an Allais work when compared with the portrait of a woman published in Neil Jeffares, *Dictionary of Pastelists before 1800*, entry j.103.186 and accompanying photograph, under the relevant entry on p. 6. See: https://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Allais.pdf Jacques-Charles Allais (Paris 1705–1760) Portrait of an Elegant Noblewoman with a Fur Muff Pastel on paper 67 × 55 cm Previously attributed to Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, this work finds a parallel in the “Portrait of a Woman” published in Neil Jeffares’ *Dictionary of Pastelists Before 1800*, entry J.103.186, illustrated on p. 6 under the artist’s name. See: https://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Allais.pdf