Lot 53: Studio of Corneille de Lyon (The Hague c. 1500-1575 Lyon)

Portrait of a noblewoman, traditionally identified as the Queen of France
oil on oval panel, set into panel, with approximate additions of 3/4 in. on each side
8 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (20.6 x 16.5 cm.)

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum, 25 January-27 July 1962, on loan, as 'Corneille de Lyon'.

(Possibly) Huart collection (according to a label on the reverse).
G. de Monbrison, Château de St. Roche (according to the sale invoice).
with Boehler & Steinmeyer, New York, 17 April 1929, from where purchased by the father of the present owner as 'Corneille de Lyon: Portrait of a lady said to be Renée of France, oval and authenticated by Dr. Max Friedländer' (according to the sale's invoice).

The same sitter appears in a portrait that is attributed to Corneille de Lyon in the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts (see A. Dubois de Groër, Corneille de la Haye dit Corneille de Lyon, Paris, 1996, p. 264, no. ADD-5).