TRADITIONALLY CALLED CIRCLE OF NICHOLAS DE LARGILLIERE (FRENCH 1656-1746)PORTRAIT OF FAUSTIN-ELIE SOULOUQUE, EMPEROR OF HAITI, SMALL FULL LENGTH IN UNIFORM, A SHIP BEYONDOil on canvas57 x 43cm (22¼ x 16¾ in.)Provenance:John Charles FrearChristie's New York, 20 October 1988, lot 164Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 9 October 2012, lot 319品相报告: Canvas has been relined and mounted on a later stretcher providing good support. Surface dirt and discolouration of the varnish. Surface craquelure across the canvas. UV reveals scattered retouching as well as a vertical restoration of approx. 17 cm in length to the left of the mast of the ship.