A PAIR OF MINIATURES OF CASTLE AND ABBEY OF VILLEQUIER-AUMONT, SOUVENIRS OF DUKE AND DUCHESS D'AUMONT, 18th CENTURY.
Pair of miniatures showing for one, the castle of Villequier, water surrounded. In other one, a view of ponds and the abbey. A boat concerns its flag with arms of the family of Duke d' Aumont, owner of the castle before the Revolution. The castle and the abbey seem to have been destroyed in the Revolution and during the World War I. Louis-Alexandre Céleste, duke d' Aumont and Villequier (1736-1814), as well as his wife and their three daughters, were all portrayed by François Dumont. The green tints and delicacy of execution of these two landscapes could make them classify in the work of Louis Gabriel Moreau (1740-1806)TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
Louis Gabriel Moreau et entourage
SIGNED:
FRAME :
Gilded circle metal mount in velvet frames, names on ivory plates
PORTRAIT SIZE:
6,8cm
FRAME SIZE:
11x11cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Perfect original condition.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bodo Hofstetter, Bénézite, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thème et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard