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French School

Portrait of a Lady c.1805

Watercolour on ivory | 8.8 x 7.0 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 420842

Portrait of a Lady

French School

Portrait of a Lady c.1805

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Description

The identity of this lady is unknown.

The portrait appears to be by the same artist who painted another miniature of an unknown lady in the Royal Collection (RCIN 420844). They are both French in style and bear a resemblance to the work of Julie Corneo.

Provenance

First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection French School
(artist)

Style of
Search the collection Julie Corneo (active c. 1800)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Watercolour on ivory

ivory, animal materials

watercolour painting

Measurements

8.8 x 7.0 cm (sight) (sight)

10.5 x 8.7 cm (frame, external)
Groupings
Category
Miniatures (Paintings)
Object type(s)
visual works
miniatures (paintings)
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Home economics
Furniture & accessories
Seating. Chairs
Chairs
Organisation
Documentation
Books
References

Other number(s)

RW : Walker, R., 1992. The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge – RW 970

Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 59/8

RL 1870 10.C.61

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