Profile of an Elegant, 1884 Signed Dated - Hst

" profile of an elegant, 1884. Signed / dated - hst after goupil" 19th century ecole francaise after goupil 1884 - Full of grace and innocence, this seductive young woman is; proud terribly proud or rather she is simply, the bust straight, without concern for appearance, still oblivious to its beauty - Oil on canvas signed and dated at bottom right 34.5 X 26.5 cm (restorations and small gaps) - with black frame punctuated with gold at corners 39.5 X 47.5 - signature difficult to decipher - the presentation channel frame is sold separately - Is this goupil the renowned dealer of paintings who developed his business as merchants in the united states, australia and europe by imposing on these painters under contract pictorial tendencies or adolphe goupil one of the two renowned painters. Sold as it is -.