Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Miniature with a family portrait (for a snuffbox)

    Miniature with a family portrait (for a snuffbox)

    France

    1761

    Le Bel, Jean-Étienne

    Painted fabric, glass, gilt metal

    7.5 × 8.5 cm (miniature)

    Marks: signed and dated on reverse: E. LeBel. 1761

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    An oval miniature depicting a family portrait in an intimate domestic setting. An elegantly dressed woman in a pale gown is seated beside a gentleman wearing a blue coat, with a young child in the foreground. The figures are rendered with delicate attention to facial expressions, costume, and gesture, while the subdued architectural background emphasizes the warmth and intimacy of the scene. The composition is enclosed within a narrow gilt-metal frame.

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