2653936 A vase of flowers and two plums on a marble tabletop, 1781 (oil on canvas) by Vallayer-Coster, Anne (1744-1818); 39.8x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vallayer-Coster was a leading painter of portraits, still lifes and flower pictures at the court of Marie Antoinette. In 1779, through the intervention of Marie-Antoinette, Vallayer-Coster obtained a studio at the Louvre, becoming the first woman to have single lodging under the Grand Gallery. ); Photo 穢 Christie\'s Images; French, out of copyright.