Jean-Baptiste ISABEY (Nancy, 1767 - Paris, 1855) - Lot 58

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Jean-Baptiste ISABEY (Nancy, 1767 - Paris, 1855) - Lot 58
Jean-Baptiste ISABEY (Nancy, 1767 - Paris, 1855) Portrait of King Louis XVIII, 1814. Oval miniature painted on ivory, signed and dated on the right "Isabey 1814", representing him in three-quarter bust on the right, wearing his decorations, gold circled with chased decoration of foliage on an amati background (probably intended for a snuffbox). It is one of the rare miniatures of 1814 made by Isabey and his workshop following the accession to the throne of King Louis XVIII. H : 5 - W : 3 cm Hoop : H : 6,7 - W : 4,3 cm Gross weight : 10,0 g Provenance : - Gift from King Louis XVIII to Etienne MacDonald, 1st Duke of Taranto and Marshal of the Empire (1765-1840). - Then by descent, the dukes of MASSA. - Private collection.
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