Lot 54: Simon Jacques Rochard (French, 1788-1872) A Lady, wearing white gauze smock threaded with blue ribbon and gold braid at her wrists, she rests upon a plinth covered in pink mantle, a rose bud in her right hand, the fingers of her left hand entwined in

A Lady, wearing white gauze smock threaded with blue ribbon and gold braid at her wrists, she rests upon a plinth covered in pink mantle, a rose bud in her right hand, the fingers of her left hand entwined in her ringlets.
Signed on the obverse and dated Rochard 1825, ormolu frame with stamped border and surmounted by pierced scroll and laurel branches.
Rectangular, 110mm (4 5/16in) high
Provenance: Purchased in 1972
Exhibited: Portrait Miniatures from the Merchiston Collection, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 23 September – 11 December 2005, no.53
Literature: Stephen Lloyd, Exhibition Catalogue, 2005, p.72