DUMONT François (1751-1831), MINIATURE PORTRAIT, SIGNED DATED YEAR 2

TECHNIQUE: Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass

ARSTIST: DUMONT François (1751-1831)

SIGNED: Dumont fecit l'an 2eme

FRAME : Original chiseled and gilded bronze frame.

PORTRAIT SIZE: 6,5cm

FRAME SIZE: 9,5cm

DESCRIPTION :

Beautiful miniature signed and dated on the left : Dumont fecit l'an 2.

Portrait of a young woman crowned of roses. In background, a cloudy, dramatically disturbing sky contrasts with the serenity and innocence of the sitter. But here we are in 1793 and the Revolution reaps but the most innocent...

 


CONDITION: Perect original condition

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thième et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard, Bernd Pappe.