Lot Essay
For an interesting account on Le Sage, see M. E. Tiethoff-Spliethoff, 'De miniatuurschilder Pierre Le Sage en het hof van Prins Willem V', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum, 1988, no. 3, pp. 216-224.
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A young officer, facing right in green coat with pink facings and silver epaulettes, red and yellow waistcoat, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue
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PIERRE LE SAGE (FL. 1763-1796)
A young officer, facing right in green coat with pink facings and silver epaulettes, red and yellow waistcoat, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed and dated 'Le Sage 1775' (lower right)
oval, 1¼ in. (32 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A young officer, facing right in green coat with pink facings and silver epaulettes, red and yellow waistcoat, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed and dated 'Le Sage 1775' (lower right)
oval, 1¼ in. (32 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
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