A French portrait miniature of a lady with roses
A French portrait miniature of a lady with roses
Gouache on ivory portrait of a lady with a blue ribbon in her hair. 7.0 x 6.4 cm. Round silver capsule frame with braided moulding.
Attributed to Pierre Adolphe Hall, 1770s / 1780s.
The Swede Pierre Adolphe Hall (1739 - 1793) initially studied medicine and natural sciences at the faculty of Uppsala University, where Carl Linnaeus also worked. It was only after he had settled in Paris that he began to work as a miniaturist. In 1769 he was elected to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and received commissions from the French royal family. The present portrait miniature of a young woman exemplifies his talent through the fine details, hatching and white highlights with which he enlivens the subject.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0494-23).
Provenance
Collection of Leo R. Schidlof, auctioned by Christie's Geneva 18 May 1994, lot 420.
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. 326 ff.
Exhibitions
"Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturenmalerei von 1750 - 1850", Albertina/Vienna, March 1965, no. 187.
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A French portrait miniature of a lady with roses
Gouache on ivory portrait of a lady with a blue ribbon in her hair. 7.0 x 6.4 cm. Round silver capsule frame with braided moulding.
Attributed to Pierre Adolphe Hall, 1770s / 1780s.
The Swede Pierre Adolphe Hall (1739 - 1793) initially studied medicine and natural sciences at the faculty of Uppsala University, where Carl Linnaeus also worked. It was only after he had settled in Paris that he began to work as a miniaturist. In 1769 he was elected to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and received commissions from the French royal family. The present portrait miniature of a young woman exemplifies his talent through the fine details, hatching and white highlights with which he enlivens the subject.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0494-23).
Provenance
Collection of Leo R. Schidlof, auctioned by Christie's Geneva 18 May 1994, lot 420.
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. 326 ff.
Exhibitions
"Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturenmalerei von 1750 - 1850", Albertina/Vienna, March 1965, no. 187.
