Lot Essay
A similar miniature by Guérin is illustrated in P. Jean-Richard, Miniatures sur ivoire. Musée du Louvre. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1994, no. 258.
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A young gentleman, facing left in brown coat, beige waistcoat and tied cravat, long powdered curling hair
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JEAN-URBAIN GUÉRIN (1760-1836)
A young gentleman, facing left in brown coat, beige waistcoat and tied cravat, long powdered curling hair
signed 'J. Guerin f' (mid-right)
oval, 2 15/16 in. (76 mm.) high, cast gilt-metal frame with pierced ribbon-tie surmount
A young gentleman, facing left in brown coat, beige waistcoat and tied cravat, long powdered curling hair
signed 'J. Guerin f' (mid-right)
oval, 2 15/16 in. (76 mm.) high, cast gilt-metal frame with pierced ribbon-tie surmount
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