PORTRAIT DE Marie Françoise Sophie GAY née MICHAULT DE LA VALETTE (1776-1852), FRENCH AUTHOR

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

ARSTIST: Ecole française du XVIIIe siecle

SIGNED:

FRAME : Gilded circle metal mount

PORTRAIT SIZE: 6,5cm

FRAME SIZE: 8cm

DESCRIPTION :

Portrait of the young  Marie Françoise Sophie MICHAULT de la VALLETTE, painted in Paris in February 1791 at the age of 15.

More known under the name of Sophie Gay (1776-1852), famous French author, novelist, librettist, playwright and famous salonnière.

This rare miniature offers us the portrait of the young girl before her marriage and her celebrity. It is annotated in the lapel of the ivory, under the gold leaf which serves to enhance the back of the face.

see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Gay


CONDITION: Very good original condition. Old original glass.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Novel : "Laure d'Estell", "Léonie de Montbreuse", "Anatole"...Opéra comique " La Sérénade" de Regnard, "Le maître de chapelle". Élégie : "Maris", "L'inconstant"

PRICE: 1500€