Pierre Etienne FALCONET (Paris 1741 - 1791) Portrait of a seated woman in profile Oval canvas Signed and dated on the right "P. Falconet .p. / 1768"; stencil mark on the reverse of the stretcher "545 GS" and chalk inscriptions on the reverse of the stretcher "65 July 22 - 38". 76 x 64.4 cm (old restorations) Pierre-Étienne Falconet was the son of sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet. He began his career at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. He studied portraiture under Sir Joshua Reynolds. A member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, he took part in their exhibitions from 1767 to 1773, as well as those of the Royal Academy, presided over by Reynolds. From 1778, he took part in his father's projects in St. Petersburg and Paris.