Lot Essay
A slightly smaller oval version from the same year 1833 is illustrated in J. Du Pasquier, Pierre-Edouard Dagoty 1775-1871 et la miniature bordelaise au XIXe siècle , Chartres, 1974, p. 146, no. 95.
Schönbeck was born in Danzig and went to Bordeaux as commis of the renowned wine-traders Schröder & Schÿler. During the French Revolution, he turned out to be so exceptionally competent that he became their associate. He owned Château Lubeck, at Le Bouscat, where he died aged 91.
Schönbeck was born in Danzig and went to Bordeaux as commis of the renowned wine-traders Schröder & Schÿler. During the French Revolution, he turned out to be so exceptionally competent that he became their associate. He owned Château Lubeck, at Le Bouscat, where he died aged 91.