Narcisse DIAZ DE LA PENA (Bordeaux 1807 - Menton 1876) A Bulgarian woman and her children Parquet panel 32 x 20.7 cm Signed and dated lower left 'N. Diaz.51'; bears a black stencil mark on the reverse "514 m". Provenance: Collection of Doctor Lord Seymour, 10 rue de Castiglione Paris (this prestigious collection included eight Corots, four Courbets, five Daubignys, eight Diazes, three Th. Rousseaus and works by the finest painters of the period (J. Dupré, Troyon, Vollon, Isabey, Ch. Jacque); Sale of "A property of a gentleman. Collected in Paris", London, Christie's, June 29, 1895, no. 140 (sold to Thorley for £180 or £189). Bibliography: P. Miquel and R. Miquel, Narcisse DIAZ de la PENA, (1807-1876), vol. II. Catalog raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Courbevoie, 2006, no. 1803 (Femme et enfants bulgares). We would like to thank Rolande Miquel and Michael T. Klaa for sending us the information contained in this notice and for confirming the authenticity of this painting in February 2026 on the basis of a digital photograph. It will be included in the artist's catalog raisonné currently in preparation.