MUSSARD Robert (1713-1777), PORTRAIT OF A LADY, MINIATURE CIRCA1770

TECHNIQUE: Watercolor and gouache on velum, protected under glass

ARSTIST: MUSSARD Robert (1713-1777)

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FRAME : Gilded metal medallion frame, two sides. Silk under glass on reverse

PORTRAIT SIZE: 4,4cm

FRAME SIZE: 5,7cm

DESCRIPTION :

Charming portrait by Robert Mussard (1713-1777), dating of the end of famous Swiss miniaturist's career, perhaps from his French period, judging by the high hairstyle of the young woman, painted between 1770 and 1777.


CONDITION: Very good original condition

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