At Eppli, they sell a painting is "Probably Dominicus Van der Smissen" (1704-1760), an allegory of autumn, for 2,200 Euro.
The work is not described as what it is though, a copy after a "Portrait of a Lady as Pomona" by Nicolas de Largillière. I see little to no similarities with the work of Van der Smissen, but in copies that isn't always easy to spot. But in the works by him I have seen, he seems to be a better painter, with more detail and more realism in the faces.The above photograph is from a much better copy of the Largillière painting, in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. I haven't been able to find a picture of the original.
The above is another portrait by Largillière, for anyone who would think that the painting for sale perhaps is the original. No, it isn't. It's a decent copy, which I wouldn't dare to attribute to any painter (perhaps the auction house has more information than what they have put online?). What's it worth? Depends on your taste, but not much more than the estimate certainly.
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