European Portrait Miniatures: Nineteenth Century
Listed in chronological order by the date of each painting
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Joseph II (1741-1790), Holy Roman Emperor from 1764 to 1790
circa 1800-1820
Artist Unknown
1 3/16 x 1 5/8 inches (sight)
Formerly a holding of the King Umberto Collection
(Umberto II of Italy -- 1848-1924 -- 4th Great Nephew of Joseph II)
Young, Napoleonic Era Child with Brown Hair and
Eyes, Wearing a Sage Green Dress
French
Artist unknown
circa 1810
1 5/16 x 1 5/8 inches (sight)
watercolor and gouache on ivory; housed in a gold brooch
Napoleonic Era German Lady, Seated on a Chair
with a Calico Cat on Her Lap and Knitting Materials
on a Table to Her Side
German
dated May 1, 1812
by Josef Bernhard Einsle (1774-1829)
(signed obverse, right edge, "Einsle pinx: d: 1 Mai 1812")
2 9/16 inches diameter (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame
Elegantly Dressed Girl of the
Bourbon Restoration Era
French
circa 1815
Artist unknown
2 1/4 inches diameter (sight)
Lady of the Bourbon Restoration Era
Wearing a Brightly Colored Shawl
French
circa 1815
Artist unknown
2 1/4 inches diameter (sight)
Young Italian Noblewoman of Piedmont-Sardinia
(a rare, signed miniature by Angelo Vacca the younger,
miniature painter to the court of Piedmont)
Italian
circa 1815-1820
by Angelo Vacca (the younger, 1783-1823)
2 3/8 inches diameter (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within a larger, more elaborate frame
formerly a holding of the Frederick Cochran Collection
(Boston securities broker Frederick Boardman Cochran -- 1860-1916)
Young Italian Nobleman of Piedmont-Sardinia
Italian
circa 1815-1820
by Angelo Vacca (the younger, 1783-1823)
2 1/2 inches diameter (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within a larger, more elaborate frame
formerly a holding of the Frederick Cochran Collection
(Boston securities broker Frederick Boardman Cochran -- 1860-1916)
Handsome French Gentleman of the
Bourbon Restoration Era
French
dated 1819
by Marie-Honoré Renaud (ca. 1797-after 1857)
2 5/8 inches diameter (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame
Nineteenth Century European Gentleman
Depicted in Sleeping Attire
Continental European
circa 1840
Artist unknown
1 3/8 x 1 3/4 inches (sight)
Mid Nineteenth Century Boy, Appearing Ill,
Lying on What is Likely His Deathbed
Likely French
circa 1840
Artist unknown
2 1/2 inches diameter (sight)
Young Girl of the Second French Empire with
Large, Captivating Eyes
French
circa 1860
by Marie de Chevarrier (1834-1899)
1 7/16 x 1 3/4 inches (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame with mother of pearl to the reverse
Elegantly Dressed Parisian Lady
of the Late Nineteenth Century
French
dated 1893
by Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten (1853-1923)
[signed Jh. V. Driesten]
3 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (sight)
watercolor on ivory; housed in an ornate ormolu (gilt bronze) frame
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