Lot Essay
Hélène-Charlotte Boëhtlingk (1785-1849) married Henri Monod on 6 March 1806. An inscription on the backing paper indicates that this miniature was painted in Paris in 1806.
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CHARLES-GUILLAUME-ALEXANDRE BOURGEOIS, signed and dated 1806
Hélène-Charlotte Monod waist-length slightly to dexter, her curly brown hair adorned with a pearl-studded fillet, wearing a triple pearl necklace, a white satin dress and a red stole; oval -- 84 mm high, gilt-metal mount within a rectangular ebonized wood frame
Hélène-Charlotte Monod waist-length slightly to dexter, her curly brown hair adorned with a pearl-studded fillet, wearing a triple pearl necklace, a white satin dress and a red stole; oval -- 84 mm high, gilt-metal mount within a rectangular ebonized wood frame