ISABEY Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855), PORTRAIT OF A LADY, MINIATURE DATED 1829
Important miniature signed and dated on the right : J. Isabey 1829. Portrait of a Lady in a white dress, wearing a blue shawl, her lace cap decorated with ribbons and assorted flowers. Composition of this beautiful aerial portrait takes up the codes dear to Isabey, codes that made his success from the Empire : a face, with a serene look, surrounded by the agitation of veils and laces disturbed by the wind.TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on velum, protected under glass
ARSTIST:
ISABEY Jean-Baptiste (1767-1855)
SIGNED:
J. Isabey 1829
FRAME :
Ormolu frame.
PORTRAIT SIZE:
13x9,5cm
FRAME SIZE:
20,5x14cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Very good original condition. The easel's foot is missing
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thème et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard, Bernd Pappe