Dagneaux or Dagueau Mme, oval miniature on ivory: portrait o - Lot 295

Dagneaux or Dagueau Mme, oval miniature on ivory: portrait of the Emperor Napoleon 1er dressed as a horse hunter of the Imperial Guard, green habit, collar and red piping, he wears the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Legion of Honor, the plaque and, in half size, the crosses of Officer of the Legion of Honor and the Iron Crown; chased and gilded brass surround, with acanthus leaves; wooden frame veneered with lemon tree; on the back, a handwritten inscription: "L'auteur M. de Dagneaux, currently Madame Lavalard student of Robert Lefebvre. Cette dame avait ete chargee par lui d'etablir plusieurs en destines a orner les boites pour les charges d'affaires etrangeres, a la deconfiture de l'Empire, il lui reste 2 ou 3 dont celui-ci fait partie"; height 55 mm, width 43 mm, frame 19 x 15 cm. (Frame cracked). Late First Empire period. Good condition. 1 000/1 500 DAGNEAUX or DAGUEAU Mme, artist who took some classes in the studio of J. B. J. AUGUSTIN, the latter noted, in 1802: "Mme DAGUEAU rue de la Ferronnerie n° 186 (this address crossed out) begins on 14 nivose (year 11) and pays the month in advance. Rue du Four Honore n° 443 pres St-Eustache". (Archives Carnet d'AUGUSTIN). Reference Nathalie LEMOINE-BOUCHARD: Miniature painters This woman was also a pupil of Robert LEFEBVRE, as noted on the back of this miniature.