François Boucher || A Young Woman, traditionally identified as Madame de Pompadour, 1752 || Black chalk with stumping and red chalk, heightened with white chalk, with touches of pastel 
Pippin Drysdale || Constellation VII, 2018 || Set of eight porcelain sculptures made by the artist in Western Australia – sitting on a Louis XIV style gilt bronze-mounted brass and tortoiseshell inlaid boulle marquetry commode by Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, Paris, c.1867 
Pietro Tenerani || Psyche Abandoned, 1st half of the 19th century || Marble 
Raffelle Monti || Veiled Vestal Virgin, c.1846-47 || White marble 
Canaletto || Venice: A View of Santa Maria Salute and the Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Piazzetta, c.1729 || Oil on copper panel 
Canaletto || Venice: A View of the Doge’s Palace and the Riva Degli Schiavoni from the Piazzetta, c.1729 || Oil on copper panel 
John Singer Sargent || Evelyn, Duchess of Devonshire, 1902 || Oil on canvas 
Michael Leonard || Lady with a Little Bird, 1981 (Portrait of the current Duchess) 
Michael Leonard || Stoker and George (Portrait of the 12th Duke), 1981
[The current Duke of Devonshire is known as Stoker]
Lucian Freud || Woman in a White Shirt, 1958-60 || Oil on canvas 
Lucian Freud || Portrait of a Man, 1971-72 || Oil on canvas 
Treasures from Chatsworth: The Exhibition, a rare chance to view some of the pieces comprising the legendary Chatsworth House Collection, was on show at Sotheby’s New York, in 2019.
August 11th, 2019
The Humble Fabulist 