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a painting of a woman in a white dress sitting next to a woman in a brown dressan image of a painting of a woman and a child sitting on a bench
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83 - ALEXANDER SPEISSEGGER (Schaffhausen, 1750 – Bern, 1798)
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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ALEXANDER SPEISSEGGER (Schaffhausen, 1750 – Bern, 1798) ROMANTIC PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN AND HER CHILD Original painting Signed, localised and dated on the reverse: ‘Painted by A Speisegger / in Morges 1794’; bears an inscription in the lower right-hand corner: ‘Behold the lovely Marie / Who died in the springtime of her life / She won every heart / and brought many to tears’; bears a pencil inscription on the reverse of the stretcher: ‘Marie Foret born on 11 April 1777 / Died on 2 May 1794’; bears a barely legible label on the reverse of the stretcher specifying the model’s name: ‘Daughter of Mrs Foret – ? in Brezenaut? young lady? and Marianne Foret / ? Romantic portrait of a woman and her child, original canvas, signed, located and dated 64.50 x 48 cm – 25.4 x 18.9 in
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About the sale PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS FROM THE 17TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 3:00 PM
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