Antique French Portrait Miniature, Woman in Powdered Wig, c.1750-70, Wood Frame Necessaire "L'Entretien Dangereux" (High Maintenance)

"L'Entretien Dangereux" (High Maintenance)

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A favorite theme we see carried out in fine works of art in bronze and painting from the Animalier movement

The trim is exceptionally opulent and perfectly matched for palette

Antique French Portrait Miniature, Woman in Powdered Wig, c.1750-70, Wood Frame Necessaire "L'Entretien Dangereux" (High Maintenance)Pre Revolutionary portrait miniature of a courtier, Louis XVI era, this miniature is painted in gouache on thin natural wafer and framed in wood with a brass mat and slightly convex cover glass. Nicely preserved, though the frame shows a great deal of its age. A pretty woman, blue eyes glow with confidence of her station in life. She wears a low bodice gown with bow and bodicer, pearls and drop earrings to match. I do not see a signature. It is