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Louis-Matthieu Comte Molé (Paris 1781-1855) was Minister of Justice under Napoléon, in 1813, Minister of the Marine under Louis XVIII 1815-1818, Minister of the Foreign Office in 1830 under Louis-Philippe and Prime Minister 1836-1839. In 1840, he became a member of the Académie Française.
The miniaturist Lebelle (also spelled Sebelle) was specialised in views of Paris monuments, always executed in the complicated fixé-sous-verre technique (see Léo R. Schidlof, La miniature en Europe, Graz, 1964, I, p. 489).
The miniaturist Lebelle (also spelled Sebelle) was specialised in views of Paris monuments, always executed in the complicated fixé-sous-verre technique (see Léo R. Schidlof, La miniature en Europe, Graz, 1964, I, p. 489).