Charles Alexis Huin (German, 1735-1796) Portrait of a Lady with Her Cat, 1770 unsigned pastel on paper 17 11/16 x 13 3/4 in. (44.9 x 34.9 cm.) framed 23 x 19 1/2 in. (58.4 x 49.5 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Schloss Baden Inventory S.904, no. 10, B 882; Sotheby's, Munich, The Grand Ducal Collections of Baden, 5 October 1995, Lot 2885; Acquired by the current owner from the above. Literature Jeffares, Neil. 'Charles Alexis Huin', Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, London, 2006, (also online), no. J.409.199. Lerner, Sandy. Caticons: 4,000 Years of Art Imitating Cats, Ayrshire House Publishing, 2017, p. 212, illustrated. The present work is possibly based on a 1756 portrait by Boucher of his second daughter, Marie-Emile Baudouin, which is currently held at the Louvre (no. 24813). Huin has inserted a cat instead of the bouquet in Boucher's original. Condition reports are not provided in catalog descriptions. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is in good condition or free from damage and wear. We encourage you to request a condition report and/or additional photos prior to bidding on any lot. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing