Before the presentation of the catalogue, Emile Biais explains the circumstances of the dispersal of this superb collection from the castle of Chalais (16) property of the family de Talleyrand. Note to readers: if you know images of paintings of this sale, we can try to reconstruct the gallery of portraits of the castle of Chalais. Result in 19 paintings of 112 from the sale of 1894 visible on this page. See these paintings, click on the french flag at the top of this article. (...)
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