Miniature By François Dumont, Portrait Of Mr. Marion De Tiville.

Portrait of Mr. Marion de Tiville, bust, three-quarter left, miniature on ivory. Oval view 3.3 cm x 2.2 cm. With its rare original receipt signed and dated by Dumont on December 7, 1787 "I received from Mr. Marion de Tiville, deputy of commerce of Paris, the sum of ten louis, for his miniature portrait that I made for him, for which receipt. In Paris this 8th ? 1787, signed Dumont". Wooden frame. Total height 31 cm x 26 cm. Louis-Joseph-Marie-Marion de Tiville (circa 1760-after 1835), magistrate, succeeded his father as deputy of commerce of Paris and St Malo. A councilor at the Châtelet in Paris until 1787, he married Marguerite-Carillon around 1790. Their daughter Adélaïde-Genevièvre married Léon Curmer (1801-1870), a famous publisher. One of their three granddaughters, Marie-Hortense Curmer, married Alphonse Périn, a history painter, son of the famous Louis Lié Perin (Reims 1753-1817). Returning from a trip to Rome in 1786, François Dumont was reaching the height of his career. Three months after this portrait, he was approved and then received in May 1788 at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and became painter to Queen Marie-Antoinette. He charged 10 Louis for this bust portrait, the most common rate found in his book of accounts, begun in 1788, where prices ranged from 7 to 45 livres that year. On the back, there is a label, "Félix Périn, architect." A second label, "Gallery No. 3." Folds and yellowing marks on the receipt. The miniature shows the usual signs of color change in Dumont's pigments over time, including blue shadows. Minor deterioration on the shoulder of the costume. Some pitting on the glass, but not serious. Expert, Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard.