French school

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French school
19th century
Red and White Carnations
Watercolor, selective glazing with gum, over graphite on laminated wove paper.
frame: 16 7/8 x 12 inches (429 x 305 mm); 14 7/16 x 9 3/4 inches (367 x 248 mm)
Donated by Mrs. Jayne Wrightsman in honor of Mrs. Annette de la Renta.
2019.107:7
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Watermark: J WHATMAN 1848.
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: 1026J.

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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