Auction Industry
Two years after the formidable Portrait de Charles Ferdinand Théodore de Vassinhac d'Imécourt, another portrait by Baron Gérard, just as monumental and unprecedented, has appeared at auction, and has always remained with the model's heirs. François Gérard (1770-1837), Portrait of the Duchess of Bassano, canvas, 227 x 147 cm/89.37 x 57.87 in.Estimate :…