Portrait of an Artistic Lady.charcoal drawing.wittig collection.item 51.obverse.scan.01

Portrait of an Artistic Lady sitting in a garden, with what appears to be a portfolio-case on her lap, drawing a picture of a tree; subject not identified, but might be identifiable. French school, Empire style, Napoleonic era (N I); circa 1810. Unsigned, artist not (definitely) identified, dealer attribution to Jean-Jacques Karpff (a.k.a. "Kasimir") 1770-1829. Charcoal drawing on laid paper with matermarks; the drawing appears to have been cut down from its original size. Note that the paper was not cut on the square, & its shape is slightly irregular. Wittig collection, item 51; obverse scan 01.