LANGLOIS Jérôme (1753-1804), MINIATURE PORTRAIT PAINTED IN IMITATION OF A CAMEO, EMPIRE PERIOD.
First Empire miniature portrait, painted before 1804, dates of Jérôme Langlois's death (1753-1804) . The miniature is painted to give the illusion of a cameo on agate. This technique illusionist was fashionable under the Empire and practised by other artists as Louis-Bertin Parant (1768-1851) . The work is signed lower left.TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
Langlois Jérôme (1753-1804)
SIGNED:
Langlois
FRAME :
Original gilded metal en black wood frame
PORTRAIT SIZE:
6,5x5cm
FRAME SIZE:
14x11,5cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Very good original condition for the miniature. Moisture dullness at the top right. Fins and chipping on the frame
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Thème et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard