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High quality portrait miniature of a young beauty was executed in 1804 by listed American miniaturist John Marras , who was active in New York, Constantinople and Madrid from 1802 to 1820s , listed by Schidlof (1911); Thieme/Becker (Leipzig, 1999) and index of ADEC (General artist lexicon by Saur).6 miniatures by the artist from the time 1803/1815 were exhibited at the Miniature Exhibition in Madrid in 1916.
Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler..", Leipzig, 1999; Schidlof, 1911; .Index of ADEC (General artist lexicon by Saur)
Inscription: signed and datedMarras F.(fecit) 1804" lower left.
Technique: miniature on ivory . Original period frame.
Measurements: unframed diameter 2 1/2" (6,5 cm), framed w 4 3/4" x h 5 " (12 x 12,5 cm)
Condition: in very good condition . |
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