Lot 49 · Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Presumed portrait of Madame de Montespan
Joseph Werner II · bodycolor on vellum laid down on panel
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, New York · 29 January 2009
- Dimensions
- 6 7/8 x 5¼ in. (175 x 133 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5398637
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Werner II, Presumed portrait of Madame de Montespan. Christie's, 29 Jan 2009, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5398637.
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Joseph Werner II, Presumed portrait of Madame de Montespan. Christie's, 29 Jan 2009, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5398637.
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