FRENCH SCHOOL 18th CENTURY, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH A STRAW HAT, LOUIS XV PERIOD

TECHNIQUE: Oil on linen and card

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FRAME : Louis XVI frame with rhinestones and garnets

PORTRAIT SIZE: 4x3,5cm

FRAME SIZE: 7x5cm

DESCRIPTION :

Beautiful portrait, Louis XV period, showing a young woman wearing a straw hat decorated with roses.

The unusual use of oil painting for a small miniature suggests the work of a painter best known for his portraits in large format. The shape of the face is rendered in a perfect fade, without visible brushstrokes.


CONDITION: Very good original condition. 2 rhinestones missing and garnets replaced (by red strass ?)

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PRICE: 1800€