A portrait miniature of a lady with a mask
A portrait miniature of a lady with a mask
Gouache on ivory portrait facing right. Monogrammed "CR" left edge. With a very small vertical crack at the centre lower edge, due to a natural grown crack in the ivory. 10.9 x 8.5 cm. Louis XVI gilt bronze frame.
Christian Richter, London, first quarter 18th C.
Born in Stockholm around 1678 as the son of a silversmith, Christian Richter worked in Berlin, Dresden and, from 1704 at the latest, permanently in London. He specialised in miniatures in various techniques, both gouache on ivory and enamel on copper. Today, his works can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, among others.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0505-23).
Provenance
Christie's Geneva auction 1125 on 17 November 1992, lot 490.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. II, p. 675 f.
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A portrait miniature of a lady with a mask
Gouache on ivory portrait facing right. Monogrammed "CR" left edge. With a very small vertical crack at the centre lower edge, due to a natural grown crack in the ivory. 10.9 x 8.5 cm. Louis XVI gilt bronze frame.
Christian Richter, London, first quarter 18th C.
Born in Stockholm around 1678 as the son of a silversmith, Christian Richter worked in Berlin, Dresden and, from 1704 at the latest, permanently in London. He specialised in miniatures in various techniques, both gouache on ivory and enamel on copper. Today, his works can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, among others.
Certificate
Marketing authorisation for ivory is available (DE-S-0505-23).
Provenance
Christie's Geneva auction 1125 on 17 November 1992, lot 490.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
For this artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, vol. II, p. 675 f.
