Selection of Shells Arranged on Shelves
by LEROY DE BARDE, Alexandre-Isidore, Watercolour and gouache on heavy paper, 125 x 90 cm
This trompe-l’oeil painting belonged to the collection of Louis XVIII. The shells were painted in the Leverian Museum, a collection Sir Ashton Lever (1729-88) exhibited in London, and several come from private collections.