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Adèle CLERGET, née MELLING (Constantinople, 1799...

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Adèle CLERGET, née MELLING (Constantinople, 1799 - Paris, 1876) The Lebeuf family in the garden of their property in Bagneux, 1813 Watercolor, graphite and gouache highlights. Signed and dated lower left: Adele Melling/ 1813. Long inscription identifying each character on the back of the background card. 24.1 x 33.5 cm The Lebeuf family was also painted in the park of their of their property in Bagneux in 1797 by Léonor Mérimée (1757-1836). See G. Pinet, Léonor Mérimée (1757-1836), Paris, 1913, p. 27, illustrated.