Antique French Grand Tour Portrait Miniature after Portrait of Juliette Récamier by François Gérard (1805) Classical Rich shine to that chocolate

Rich shine to that chocolate shell

A large crucifix with "INRI" scroll at the top

it's made like smaller and later ones but with such superb refinement

I may have it but just not yet listed

Missing any lining on the inside of the lid

Antique French Grand Tour Portrait Miniature after Portrait of Juliette Récamier by François Gérard (1805) Classical Rich shine to that chocolateAs I've explained, there are basically 2 types of portrait miniatures: 1. a living person who sat for their portrait in real life, and 2. those done "aprs" famous works of art in the museums, fueled by the souvenir hungry Grand Tour travelers. This is a Grand Tour portrait miniature, after the work Portrait of Juliette Rcamier by Franois Grard (1805, detail), which is on display in Muse Carnivalet, Paris. The miniature painting dates sometime after