Extremely fine miniature on ivory was executed in the early 19th century by follower of French genre and portrait painter Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805).

Literature : Emma Barker: Greuze and the painting of sentiment, University Press, Cambridge 2005;Angelika Euchner: Untersuchung zum Werk Jean Baptiste Greuzes (1725-1805), Freiburg/B. 1989; in on-line: wikipedia.

Inscription: indistinctly monogramm lower middle.

Technique: gouache on ivory , under glass, inner oval fire-gilt bronze original period frame mounted in outside ebonite frame with bronze ornaments.

Measurements: image w 3 3/8" x h 4 1/3" (8,7 x 11 cm), framed w 5 1/3" x h 6 1/4" (13,5 x 16 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.