CARTEAUX François Jean-Baptiste (1751-1813), PORTRAIT OF A LADY, MINIATURE DATED 1777
Fine miniature signed and dated to the left : Carteaux pinxit 17 (77?) . Delicate lights of clear gouache underline cheeks and lips. The shadows are bluish. This masterpiece of delicacy is all the more exceptional when we know that Carteaux shared his life enter painting (it signed later his works of the mention : painter to the King) and the army (Carteaux was General).TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
CARTEAUX François Jean-Baptiste
SIGNED:
Carteaux pinxit 1777
FRAME :
Original gilded frame
PORTRAIT SIZE:
5.5x5cm
FRAME SIZE:
6x5.4cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Perfect original condition
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Blattel, Schidlof ,Lemberger