ONE BY JEAN-BAPTISTE CARVELLE, CIRCA 1780, THE OTHERS SWISS, CIRCA 1790 AND CIRCA 1825
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THREE PORTRAIT MINIATURES
one by Jean-Baptiste Carvelle, circa 1780, the others Swiss, circa 1790 and circa 1825
An oval pencil on prepared card drawing of a young Gentleman in profile by Carvelle, circa 1780; a circular portrait miniature of the General Count Charles-Daniel de Meuron in red uniform with blue facings, his head resting on his right hand, Swiss School, circa 1790; a circular silverpoint on prepared card drawing of a seated young girl holding a doll, against a landscape background, Swiss School, circa 1825; all framed in gilt-metal mounts on rectangular ebonized wooden panels
69-97 mm. (2¾-3 7/8 in.) diam. (3)
one by Jean-Baptiste Carvelle, circa 1780, the others Swiss, circa 1790 and circa 1825
An oval pencil on prepared card drawing of a young Gentleman in profile by Carvelle, circa 1780; a circular portrait miniature of the General Count Charles-Daniel de Meuron in red uniform with blue facings, his head resting on his right hand, Swiss School, circa 1790; a circular silverpoint on prepared card drawing of a seated young girl holding a doll, against a landscape background, Swiss School, circa 1825; all framed in gilt-metal mounts on rectangular ebonized wooden panels
69-97 mm. (2¾-3 7/8 in.) diam. (3)