French School

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French School
19th century
Bearded Iris
Watercolor over graphite, selective gum glazing on laminated wove paper
frame: 20 5/16 x 15 11/16 inches (516 x 398 mm); 14 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (367 x 249 mm)
Donated by Mrs. Jayne Wrightsman in honor of Mrs. Annette de la Renta.
2019.107:10
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10 original watercolors of garden flowers removed from a contemporary book bound in purple morocco, blind tooled with gilt fillet, gilt initials R.B. in center of cover. France, 1846.
Wrightsman Number: 1026T.
Watermark: J. Whatman 1842.

Provenance: 
H.P. Kraus sale, New York; from whom purchased in 1975 by Jayne Wrightsman (1919-2019), New York.
Associated names: 

Wrightsman, Jayne, former owner.

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