Marc-antoine Hervier (french, Active From 1783 To 1820) Young Beauty, Portrait Miniature
Artist: Marc-antoine Hervier
Portrait of a young noblewoman of great beauty, set against a landscape, wearing a wide red headdress adorned with white feathers (given the resemblance, this is likely a portrait of Caroline Bonaparte Murat, Napoleon’s sister). This exquisitely detailed miniature is the work of Marc-Antoine Hervier (French, active from 1783 to 1820). A student of David and Aubry, he exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1810 to 1817. A painter and miniaturist, he also worked in England for a time. Schidlof writes: “Hervier was an artist who drew well and who seems to have been influenced by Augustin.”
Provenance: Kahn–Damousset SVV auction, Paris, November 7, 2012; since then: private collection in Paris.
Inscription: signed A. Hervier, center right.
Technique: watercolor on organic paper (oval-shaped), period bronze frame.
Dimensions: unframed, width 7.3 cm x height 9 cm; framed, 8.7 cm x 10.3 cm.
Condition: very good.
Provenance: Kahn–Damousset SVV auction, Paris, November 7, 2012; since then: private collection in Paris.
Inscription: signed A. Hervier, center right.
Technique: watercolor on organic paper (oval-shaped), period bronze frame.
Dimensions: unframed, width 7.3 cm x height 9 cm; framed, 8.7 cm x 10.3 cm.
Condition: very good.
3 800 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Ivory
Width: 8,7
Height: 10,3
Reference (ID): 1802026
Availability: In stock
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