Etienne-Charles LE GUAY (Sèvres, 1762 - Paris, 1846) Portrait of a young woman in a white dress and blue shawl holding an open book in her left hand Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory Signed 'Le Guay' lower left CIC n° 2024/BE01804/CE Modern frame in chased and gilded metal decorated with palmettes, foliage and stripes of hearts Portrait of a young lady in a white dress and blue shawl, watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, signed, by E.-C. Le Guay 4.48 x 3.74 in. 11.4 x 9.5 cm Provenance: Galerie Jaegy-Theoleyre, Paris ; Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium (Traces of humidity lower left, crystal formation lower middle) Etienne-Charles LE GUAY (Sèvres, 1762 - Paris, 1846) 11.4 x 9.5 cm