XVIII Antique 1790-1800 French miniature portrait painting gentleman


Antique miniature portrait painting of a gentlemen


€ 450

Ca 1790-1800 France 

 

A high quality antique miniature portrait painting: gouache/watercolor on ivory, depicting a handsome young man in classical attire for the period.

The miniature sits behind it's original glass front in a (unmarked, but some effaced traces of a possible mark and numbers) gold frame. Most probably 14 krt. 

The miniature is in good order, normal superficial wear. The frame used to have a pin on the back, that is no longer there and some bits of the frame missing around the glass rim. See the photos, not very noticeable. 

 

Dim: 6,5 x 5 cm total (without the little ring) and the miniature; 5,7 x 4,5 cm / Weight: 33 gr 

Material:
Gouache watercolor on ivory
Origin:
France
Era:
Late 18th / early 19th century
Condition:
Good

Height:
6,5 cm
Width:
5 cm