FRANOIS DUMONT (1751-1831)

A young citoyen, facing right in brown coat and waistcoat, open white shirt, green and purple striped knotted cravat, brown hair; stormy sky background

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FRANOIS DUMONT (1751-1831)
A young citoyen, facing right in brown coat and waistcoat, open white shirt, green and purple striped knotted cravat, brown hair; stormy sky background
signed and dated 'Dumont. f. l'an 3m.' (mid-right)
2.11/16 in. (69 mm.) diam., three-colour gold frame with foliate border and plaited hair reverse

Provenance

Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 13 June 1973, lot 117.

Literature

J. Boissieux, 'Gages d'amour: les miniatures', abc, July-August 1977, no. 153-154, illustrated in colour p. 29 ('Que d'expression et de vérité dans les traits épais et dans le regard plein de douceur de ce jeune plébeïen au visage mal équarri daté de l'an III (1794)'.

Lot Essay

The year III of the French Republic corresponded to the period from September 1794 to September 1795.
This beautiful miniature will be be included in B. Hofstetter's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of François Dumont's works.

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