A LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUE 'MOSES SAVED FROM THE WATER', LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

A LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUE 'MOSES SAVED FROM THE WATER'FRENCH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, AFTER CHARLES DE LA FOSSEPolychrome enamels on copper with gilt detailing,enamel 23cm by 18cm, later frame 36 by 32cm Provenance: The Private Collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey The composition is a mirror image of Charles de La Fosse's painting "Moïse sauvé des eaux" commissioned for Versailles in the first quarter of the 18th century. The picture, which now hangs in The Louvre, was copied and prints made of it and it is likely that this enamel has been created using one of the inverted prints.Condition Report: Visible old damage including to margins with some retouching- also losses and retouching to sections including left of head of maiden removing child from river, right of head and above head of pharaoh's daughter.. her head also possibly with retouching- some surface cracks including to lower left and upper right hand cornersSee extra images Condition Report Disclaimer