Victor Louis MOTTEZ (Lille, 1809 - Bièvres, 1897). Portrait of Madame André Charvet, née Catherine Fevez known as "The Lady in Blue". Oil on canvas (foxed, restorations). Height : 107 cm. 107 cm - Width: 93 cm The Charvet family, with distant Tyrolean origins, specialized in the manufacture and trade of wool, silk and cotton fabrics in the 18th century in Vienne and the Lyon region. Nicolas Charvet-Bajard created the Royal Manufacture of Charvet Frères sheets, which employed up to 1500 workers in 1763. Bibliography: René Giard, Victor Mottez, Lille, p.38.