Lot Essay
The present miniature is a superlative example of the artist's period in Russia from 1804 to 1818.
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Details
FREDERIC DUBOIS (FRENCH, FL. C. 1780-1819)
A young lady, in décolleté white dress, red Cashmere shawl draped around her shoulders, curling dark hair
Signed ‘Dubois’ (lower left)
On ivory
71 mm. diam., octagonal gold mount
A young lady, in décolleté white dress, red Cashmere shawl draped around her shoulders, curling dark hair
Signed ‘Dubois’ (lower left)
On ivory
71 mm. diam., octagonal gold mount
Provenance
Paul A. Scholz Collection, Berlin; Lempertz, Cologne, 24 November 1976, lot 28.
Christie’s, London, 22 November 1999, lot 194.
Christie’s, London, 22 November 1999, lot 194.
Special notice
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