MILLET Frédéric (1786-1859), PORTRAITS MINIATURES OF Mr ET Mrs DUCHESNE DE MARIVAUX, PAJOT DE MARCHEVAL, 1844
Important pair of miniatures signed and dated Frédéric Millet to the right : Milet 1844. Miniatures identified on reverse as the portraits of Mr and Mrs de Marivaux. According to our researches, Mr Jules Duchesne de Marivaux, attached to the Ministry of Finance, marries in 1844, Miss Clémence Pajot de Marcheval, girl of the count of Givodan. Without doubt, this pair of miniatures was ordered for their marriage en1844 (and on not 1843 as mentioned on reverse), the date 1844 being confirmed in the "Gold book of the nobility of France".TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache, under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
Millet Frédéric
SIGNED:
Millet 1844
FRAME :
Ormulu in two blue velvet frames
PORTRAIT SIZE:
10x7.5cm
FRAME SIZE:
19x15.5cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Perfect original condition
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Blattel, Schidlof, Louvre; collection Tansey;collection EPS