Lot Essay
The identity of the sitter is due to an inscription on the backing paper of the miniature reading "Mon oncle Arnoult de Paris".
Details
JOSEPH-ALEXANDRE BOICHARD, signed, circa 1815
A gentleman called Monsieur Arnoult, with short dark hair and sidewhiskers, wearing a blue coat over a white waistcoat and knotted cravat, decorated with the red ribbon of the Imperial French Order of the Légion d'honneur; column and blue drapery background; oval -- 61 mm high, gilt-metal mount.
A gentleman called Monsieur Arnoult, with short dark hair and sidewhiskers, wearing a blue coat over a white waistcoat and knotted cravat, decorated with the red ribbon of the Imperial French Order of the Légion d'honneur; column and blue drapery background; oval -- 61 mm high, gilt-metal mount.