Enfilade

Jacques Barthélémy Delamarre, Portrait of a Small Poodle, Said to be ‘Pompon,’ a Beloved Dog of Marie Antoinette, oil on canvas, 34 × 41 cm
(Sotheby’s)

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For anyone who missed this story from a few months back . . . As reported by HyperAllergic:

Elaine Velie, “Portrait of Marie Antoinette’s Dog Skyrockets at Auction,” HyperAllergic (26 May 2023). Jacques Barthélémy Delamarre’s 18th-century canine portrait, said to depict the French queen’s beloved ‘Pompon’, sold for a whopping $280K.

A delightful little dog portrait made a royal showing at Sotheby’s this morning (26 May 2023), where it sold for $279,400 including fees—nearly 56 times its high estimate of $5,000. Jacques Barthélémy Delamarre’s late 18th-century oil painting is thought to be a depiction of Marie Antoinette’s ‘Pompon’, one of the French queen’s many canine companions. Mystery shrouds the subject of the portrait, but little is known about the artist, too. . .

The full article is available here»