Lot Essay
For further information about this artist, see B. Hofstetter, Die Welt der Bildnisminiatur. Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Emil S. Kern, Bern, 2008, p. 163.
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LOUISE BARBAULT DE LA BROUE DE SAINT AVIT (FRENCH, FL. C. 1790-1825)
A lady, in blue and brown striped dress with white lace trim, ochre shawl draped over her shoulders, lace cap tied under her chin, loose fair hair
signed 'Lise de Labroue' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
A lady, in blue and brown striped dress with white lace trim, ochre shawl draped over her shoulders, lace cap tied under her chin, loose fair hair
signed 'Lise de Labroue' (lower left)
on ivory
oval, 2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Literature
N. Lemoine-Bouchard, Le Peintres en miniature actifs en France 1650-1850, Paris, 2008, illustrated in colour p. 318.
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Please note that the miniature is signed 'Lise de Labroue' (lower left).
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