CAPET Marie-Gabrielle (1761-1818), PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY WITH A COCKADE, MINIATURE DATED YEAR 2 OF THE REPUBLIC
Exceptional feminine portrait under the French Revolution (feminine by the model and by the artist), this beautiful portrait of an elegant young woman, wearing a tricolour cockade, is signed by Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761-1818) : M. G. Capet An 2.d. R. (for Marie Gabrielle Capet year 2 of the Républic). Dressed in a mauve frock coat, characteristic of the artist’s palette, the young Lady wears an elegant hat adorned with ostrich feathers, in the middle of which stands out the Revolutionary cockade .On the back of the bench is the signature of the famous painter, followed by a date that takes here, associated with the roundel,, all its importance : Year 2 of the Republic (between October 6, 1793 and September 21, 1794 ). About Marie Gabrielle Capet, we will consult the rich catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to her in 2014 by the Museum of Caen.TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
CAPET Marie-Gabrielle (1761-1818)
SIGNED:
M. G. Capet An 2.d. l. R.
FRAME :
Original chiseled and gilded bronze frame.
PORTRAIT SIZE:
6,5x5cm
FRAME SIZE:
10x8cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Very good original condition
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thième et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard, Bernd Pappe. Musée des beaux arts de Caen 2014