This fine portrait miniature of a young lady was executed by French portrait painter and miniaturist Jean-Pierre Drouin 1782 Besançon - 1861 ibid).  Student: EcBA Paris with Claude Dejoux. High-quality miniature portraits, stylistically based on the students of Louis-François Aubry; D. uses a characteristic pink-yellowish tone with ochre shadows and light blue nuances for the faces. Also portraits in oil and watercolor.

WORKS (due to Bénézit) BESANÇON, MBA et d'Archéologie: Portrait of Marie-Louise, 1818; Portrait of Napoléon Ier, both miniatures.

EXHIBITIONS: 1823 Douai / 1840 Besançon, Amis des Arts et de l'Industrie / 1924 Vienna, Albertina.

Literature: Thieme/Becker 9, 1913. Bellier/Auvray I, 1882; Brune, 1912; Schidlof I, 1964; Bénézit IV, 1999. – Les salons retrouvés (K Calais et al.), II.

Inscriptions: signed left on the edge of miniature.

Technique: gouache on ivory,  original  19th century wood frame with inner round gilt matt.

Measurements: unframed oval h 2 7/8" x w 3 5/8" (7,2 x 9,2 cm), framed w 5 1/2" x h 6 1/4" (14 x 16 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.