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Physionotrace Miniature Portrait In Profile, Framed Under Glass, By Edme Quenedey Of Les Riceys
Miniature profile portrait, framed under glass, depicting a man, created using a physionotrace (a machine capable of accurately tracing profile portraits, invented by Gilles-Louis Chrétien, 1745–1811)
At the bottom of the work, the provenance and method of production are indicated: “Drawn and engraved by Quenedey using the physionotrace at 10 Rue Croix des Petits Champs in Paris.” "
This refers to Edme Quenedey des Riceys (1756–1830), one of the most famous portraitists and engravers to use this technique. And based on the address “10 rue des Petits Champs,” this physionotrace can be dated to between 1790 and 1792.
It is set in a round, blackened wooden frame.
Condition: good condition (see photos)
Diameter: 8.8 cm
At the bottom of the work, the provenance and method of production are indicated: “Drawn and engraved by Quenedey using the physionotrace at 10 Rue Croix des Petits Champs in Paris.” "
This refers to Edme Quenedey des Riceys (1756–1830), one of the most famous portraitists and engravers to use this technique. And based on the address “10 rue des Petits Champs,” this physionotrace can be dated to between 1790 and 1792.
It is set in a round, blackened wooden frame.
Condition: good condition (see photos)
Diameter: 8.8 cm
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