Motelay Etienne Ou Moteley XVIIIth XIXth Miniature On Ivory Young Woman Under The Directory Empire Napoleon

Etienne MOTELAY (end of XVIIIth - beginning of XIXth century) Paris Round miniature on ivory Portrait of a young woman in purple color dress in Empire style, her hairstyle is decorated with roses and finished with a crown.The miniature is signed: Motelay , which implies that it is a work by the highly rated French miniaturist Motelay (also Moteley, Motelet). Paris miniaturist, end of the 18th century - beginning of the 19th century, exhibited at the Salon of 1795 In addition to the biographical information provided by Schidlof, Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard was able to discover the following: "… The citizen Motelay lived in 1795 in Paris, 25, place Dauphine and, the same year, exhibited at the Paris Salon a few miniature portraits. It is perhaps the same Etienne Motelay who is mentioned as a painter aged 25 years… native of Caen, protected by Mr. Houdon… "in the register of pupils of the School of the Academy of Paris dated March 27, 1784. Empire Period Diameter work 6.7 cm Good condition of conservation