MEURET François (1800-1887), PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY, MINIATURE CIRCA 1840

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

ARSTIST: MEURET François (1800-1887)

SIGNED: Meuret

FRAME : Gilded and chased ormulu in precious wood frame

PORTRAIT SIZE: 10x8cm

FRAME SIZE: 21x17cm

DESCRIPTION :

Portrait of a young woman in a black dress, embroidered with cannetilles and glass beads. Around her a pink velvet coat, lined with fur, is wide open. In the background, a yellow silk curtain.  

Signed on the left : Meuret.

This beautiful portrait of the 1840s is atypical in François Meuret’s career (1800-1887). It is to be compared to the works of Édouard Dubufe (1819-1883)


CONDITION: Very good original condition. A little dullness in the lower part of dress . Wood of frame slightly distorted

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thème et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard

PRICE: 4300€