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Jean-Baptiste Ferdinand Mulnier the Elder (French, 1757-1836)
A presumed self-portrait of the artist wearing a black hat and tartan scarf
Signed ‘Mulnier pere’ (lower right)
On ivory
Oval, 140 mm. high, gilt-bronze easel-stand frame by Felise, Paris
A presumed self-portrait of the artist wearing a black hat and tartan scarf
Signed ‘Mulnier pere’ (lower right)
On ivory
Oval, 140 mm. high, gilt-bronze easel-stand frame by Felise, Paris
Provenance
Maxime Hébert (1853-1945) Collection, Paris (inv. no. 1868).
With Leo R. Schidlof, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in London, 11 February 1953 (inv. nos. MD/0584 and 408).
With Leo R. Schidlof, from whom acquired by Ernst Holzscheiter in London, 11 February 1953 (inv. nos. MD/0584 and 408).
Exhibited
Geneva 1956, no. 315.
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