Portrait of a woman, bust-length, possibly Marguerite Gérard

Francois Barry (fl.1788-1796) Portrait of a woman, bust-length, possibly Marguerite Gérard signed and inscribed 'Barry/Frimaire' (lower left) and further inscribed and dated 'fecit/1796' (lower right) pencil and coloured chalks heightened with white, on paper, feigned oval within a decorative border 9½ x 7½ in. (24.2 x 19 cm.)