A portrait miniature of a young girl
A portrait miniature of a young girl
Gouache on ivory portrait of a blonde girl in a white dress, in a silver capsule frame. With a Souvenir d'Amitié miniature of white doves and roses to verso. Signed lower right: Monnier. Examined in the frame. Minor wear to the varnish of the reverse. Ø 11.4 cm.
Philippe Monnier, ca. 1820.
Literature
For more information on this French artist cf.: Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz 1964, II, p. 567