French School, circa 1820. Portrait of Gaston Montsarrat as a child (born in 1834). Oval-framed pastel (with slight discoloration). Dimensions as framed: Height: 46 cm - Width: 36 cm Oval wooden frame with gilded stucco carved with ribboned roses (chips, missing pieces). Note: Gaston Montserrat, grandfather of Amédée Gay, a civil engineer married to Jacqueline Las Cases, and father of Cécile Gay-Nervo, the grandmother of the current owner.