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Lot Essay
'L'an 10' represents the years 1801/1802 in the French Revolutionary calendar. The present work is the earliest recorded miniature by this artist.
Details
J. LECOURT (FRENCH, FL. C. 1801-1836)
A young gentleman called the actor François-Joseph Talma (1763-1826), in a library interior, in brown double-breasted coat with silver buttons, spotted blue waistcoat and white cravat
Signed and dated ‘Lecourt an 10’ (lower left)
On ivory
71 mm. diam., gilt-metal mount within square wood frame
A young gentleman called the actor François-Joseph Talma (1763-1826), in a library interior, in brown double-breasted coat with silver buttons, spotted blue waistcoat and white cravat
Signed and dated ‘Lecourt an 10’ (lower left)
On ivory
71 mm. diam., gilt-metal mount within square wood frame
Special notice
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