Lot Essay
The sitter was possibly Marie Mathilde Eugénie, née Chaumont de la Galaisière (b. 1768), who married Marie Jean Joseph Jacques de Beaumont d'Autichamp (1767-1827).
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PIERRE ADOLPHE HALL (FRANCO-SWEDISH)
Marquise d'Autichamp, in lilac dress with white lace fichu, peppermint green bow at corsage, fine necklace, her upswept powdered hair dressed with a lace cap; woodland landscape background
on ivory
2½ in. (64 mm.), diam., gilt-metal easel stand frame, the blue silk reverse stamped in gold 'HALL PORTRAIT DE LA MARQUISE D'AUTICHAMP', rectangular fitted red leather case, the cover stamped 'Hall Portrait de Madame d'Autichamp' and tooled gold border, made at the behest of Félix Panhard by L. House at 82 rue Bonaparte, Paris.
Marquise d'Autichamp, in lilac dress with white lace fichu, peppermint green bow at corsage, fine necklace, her upswept powdered hair dressed with a lace cap; woodland landscape background
on ivory
2½ in. (64 mm.), diam., gilt-metal easel stand frame, the blue silk reverse stamped in gold 'HALL PORTRAIT DE LA MARQUISE D'AUTICHAMP', rectangular fitted red leather case, the cover stamped 'Hall Portrait de Madame d'Autichamp' and tooled gold border, made at the behest of Félix Panhard by L. House at 82 rue Bonaparte, Paris.
Provenance
The celebrated collection of Mr Vincent, Paris, sold en bloc by his only son Prosper Vincent to Félix Panhard, on 2 April 1883, for 210,000 Gold Francs.
Félix Panhard (1842-1891), Paris.
His nephew Hippolyte Panhard.
Thence by family descent until sale of the Panhard Collection, part I, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 5 December 1975, lot 101.
Félix Panhard (1842-1891), Paris.
His nephew Hippolyte Panhard.
Thence by family descent until sale of the Panhard Collection, part I, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 5 December 1975, lot 101.
Literature
P.-A. Lemoisne, 'Exposition des oeuvres d'art du XVIIIe siècle', Les Arts, no. 55, 1906, July, p. 17.
H. Marcel, 'L'Exposition du XVIIIe siècle à la Bibliothèque Nationale', La Revue de l'Art, XIX, 1906, p. 331.
H. Bouchot, La miniature française 1750-1825, Paris, 1910, p. 70.
J.-E. Darmon, Dictionnaire des peintres miniaturistes, Paris, n. d. [c. 1925], p. 59.
R. de Plinval de Guillebon, Pierre Adolphe Hall 1739-1793, Paris, 2000, p. 125, no. 147a, illustrated.
H. Marcel, 'L'Exposition du XVIIIe siècle à la Bibliothèque Nationale', La Revue de l'Art, XIX, 1906, p. 331.
H. Bouchot, La miniature française 1750-1825, Paris, 1910, p. 70.
J.-E. Darmon, Dictionnaire des peintres miniaturistes, Paris, n. d. [c. 1925], p. 59.
R. de Plinval de Guillebon, Pierre Adolphe Hall 1739-1793, Paris, 2000, p. 125, no. 147a, illustrated.
Exhibited
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, OEuvres d'art du XVIIIe siècle, 1906, no. 189.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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