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A young lady called Madame Dupin, facing left in pink dress with frilled white collar, gauze scarf draped around her shoulders, large blue lined plumed hat adorned with flowers and blue ribbon in her upswept powdered hair
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A young lady called Madame Dupin, facing left in pink dress with frilled white collar, gauze scarf draped around her shoulders, large blue lined plumed hat adorned with flowers and blue ribbon in her upswept powdered hair
2 13/16 in. (71 mm.) diam., superb gold frame with rose-cut diamond set silver surround and old cut brilliant diamond pierced outer border
A young lady called Madame Dupin, facing left in pink dress with frilled white collar, gauze scarf draped around her shoulders, large blue lined plumed hat adorned with flowers and blue ribbon in her upswept powdered hair
2 13/16 in. (71 mm.) diam., superb gold frame with rose-cut diamond set silver surround and old cut brilliant diamond pierced outer border
Provenance
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York; (+) Christie's, London, 24-27 June 1935, lot 616 (50gns. to Hirschland).
Literature
G. C. Williamson, Catalogue of the Collection of Miniatures, The Property of J. Pierpont Morgan, III, London, 1907, no. 462, p.99, illustrated pl. CLII, no. 2 (as Madame Dupin by Jean Marc Nattier).
G. C. Williamson, 'Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's Pictures. The Foreign miniatures. VII.', The Connoisseur, XIX, 73, September 1907, illustrated p. 5, no. C (as by Nattier, praised as 'one of the most fascinating of his portraits [...]. The lady is wearing a superb hat.').
G. C. Williamson, 'Portrait Miniatures', The Studio, Spring no., 1910, p. 25 (as Madame Dupin by Nattier, praised as 'delightful'), illustrated pl. XXXVII.
L. de Mauri, L'Amatore di Miniature su Avorio, Milan, 1918, illustrated pl. XLIX (as Signora Dupin by Jean-Marc Nattier).
G. C. Williamson, 'Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's Pictures. The Foreign miniatures. VII.', The Connoisseur, XIX, 73, September 1907, illustrated p. 5, no. C (as by Nattier, praised as 'one of the most fascinating of his portraits [...]. The lady is wearing a superb hat.').
G. C. Williamson, 'Portrait Miniatures', The Studio, Spring no., 1910, p. 25 (as Madame Dupin by Nattier, praised as 'delightful'), illustrated pl. XXXVII.
L. de Mauri, L'Amatore di Miniature su Avorio, Milan, 1918, illustrated pl. XLIX (as Signora Dupin by Jean-Marc Nattier).
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