A gentleman, in profile to the left, in moss-green coat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue

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DAVID BOUDON (SWISS, 1748 - AFTER 1816)
A gentleman, in profile to the left, in moss-green coat and frilled cravat, powdered wig en queue
signed and dated 'Dd. Boudon fecit 1786-' (lower right)
pencil, ink and watercolour on prepared card
oval, 3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount within rectangular ebonized wood frame

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Lot Essay

For further information on David Boudon, see N. E. Richards 'A Most Perfect Resemblance at Moderate Prices. The Miniatures of David Boudon', Winterthur Portfolio, 9, pp. 77-101 and P. Plantade, 'David Boudon [...]', in 100 ans de miniatures suisses 1780-1880, Geneva, 1999, pp. 139-145.

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