CANDIDE BLAIZE (Nancy, 1795-Paris, 1849) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN Pencil and watercolour Signed and dated "C. blaize / 1836" lower left Wavy and rare small stains Portrait of woman, pen and watercolour, signed and dated 31,50 x 25 CM - 12,4 x 9,8 IN This portrait of a young woman is reminiscent of the portrait of George Sand by the same artist (Musée de la Vie Romantique, inv D 89.69). This drawing plunges us into the Romantic period. She is seated in a neo-Gothic style chair and is wearing a very fashionable gown, in which the balloon sleeve is at its height.