Unknown French artist from the 18th century
[Antique drawing/Tekening] Bust portrait of Esther-Marguerite de Luze (1695-1778).
Bust portrait of Esther-Marguerite de Luze Pourtalés (1695-1778).
The portrait is not dated but according to such details as the hairstyle and from what one perceives of the dress, it may date from the half of the eighteenth century.
Below, towards the right: “Marg. de Luze Pourtales”; on the verso, on the bottom right in pen (modern) “Marg. de Louze Pourtales.” Esther-Marguerite de Luze, married in 1721 Jérémie de Pourtales (1701-1784), a merchant from Neuchatel. They had eight children, two of which were twins.
For more information on the Pourtalés family, see Louis Malzac: “Les Pourtalès: histoire d’une famille huguenote des Cévennes, 1500-1860”, Paris 1914 (p. 79 information on Marguerite).
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