A French portrait miniature of Lucien Murat Prince of Naples as a boy
A French portrait miniature of Lucien Murat Prince of Naples as a boy
Gouache on ivory bust of the 10 year old Prince in a red Husar's uniform. Signed and dated "Dun 1813" right edge. Vertical shrinkage crack with a loss to the top of the frame. 6.0 x 4.7 cm. Original black marble frame with gilt bezel and ormulu mounts.
Nicolas François Dun, 1813.
This miniature depicts Napoléon Lucien Murat, Prince of Naples (1803 - 1778), who was also Prince of Pontecorvo between 1812 and 1815. He was the second son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples, and his wife Caroline Bonaparte, a nephew of Napoleon I. Born in Lunéville, the miniaturist Dun (1764 - 1832) worked for the royal court in Naples and portrayed the aristocracy of the Napoleonic era.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0506-23).
Provenance
Christie's Geneva auction on 18 May 1994, lot 336.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 224.
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A French portrait miniature of Lucien Murat Prince of Naples as a boy
Gouache on ivory bust of the 10 year old Prince in a red Husar's uniform. Signed and dated "Dun 1813" right edge. Vertical shrinkage crack with a loss to the top of the frame. 6.0 x 4.7 cm. Original black marble frame with gilt bezel and ormulu mounts.
Nicolas François Dun, 1813.
This miniature depicts Napoléon Lucien Murat, Prince of Naples (1803 - 1778), who was also Prince of Pontecorvo between 1812 and 1815. He was the second son of Joachim Murat, King of Naples, and his wife Caroline Bonaparte, a nephew of Napoleon I. Born in Lunéville, the miniaturist Dun (1764 - 1832) worked for the royal court in Naples and portrayed the aristocracy of the Napoleonic era.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0506-23).
Provenance
Christie's Geneva auction on 18 May 1994, lot 336.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. I, p. 224.
