A Very Large Pair of 17thC French School Oil on Canvas Portraits of the Comtesse de la Rochelle & Rene Ferdinand de Precipiano, Baron de Cuse c.1630-40; Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire sub-Curios Busts of this type of

Busts of this type of Verus were produced in both Italy and France and if this piece is French it could well be by F

75” wide each

We have acquired the mannequin directly from a vendor who in turn purchased it directly from Mrs Watkins after her husband’s death

Bradford by Camille Silvy

founded the Rowley Gallery in 1898

A Very Large Pair of 17thC French School Oil on Canvas Portraits of the Comtesse de la Rochelle & Rene Ferdinand de Precipiano, Baron de Cuse c.1630-40; Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire sub-Curios Busts of this type ofOrigin: French Period: Louis XIII Provenance: Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire (Possibly from the Collection of William Beckford) Date: c. 1630 40 Heights: 94. 5 Widths: 53. 5 (each & in frames) The very large French School oil on canvas portraits at approximately eight feet high each, in faux grained painted frames, depicting the Comtesse de la Rochelle and Rene Ferdinand de Precipiano, Baron de Cuse, both in their splendour, amongst country house settings