WELPER Jean-Daniel (1730-1789), MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF KING LOUIS XV, MINIATURE SIGNED AND DATED 1770
Miniature by Jean-Daniel Welper exceptionally signed and dated on the left : j.d. Welper 1770 TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on velum, protected under a convex glass
ARSTIST:
WELPER Jean-Daniel (1730-1789)
SIGNED:
j. d. Welper 1770
FRAME :
Later gilded metal frame
PORTRAIT SIZE:
4,5cm
FRAME SIZE:
6cm
DESCRIPTION :
Jean-Daniel Welper (1730-1789) was a painter to King Louis XV and to the Prince de Condé, master in drawing of Mesdames de France, daughters of the king.
The miniatures signed by his hand are rare. An official portrait of his sovereign, made and signed by his hand, even more.
CONDITION:
Very good original condition
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Bénézit, Lespinasse, Blattel, Schidlof, Darmon, Foster, Thième et Becker, Lemoine Bouchard, Bernd Pappe.