PORTRAITS MINIATURES representing respectively Philippe... Lot 100

PORTRAITS MINIATURES representing respectively Philippe Cayeux (1688 - 1769) and his wife née Marguerite Françoise Hourbez. Rectangular gouaches on vellum. 18th century Heights: 11.5 cm - Widths: 8.5 cm (Framed, good condition) Philippe Cayeux, a master sculptor in Paris specializing in wooden ornaments, was an officer of the Académie de Saint-Luc and an eminent collector of paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. We know of a remarkable pastel by Perroneau in a private collection (Fig. 1.), which depicts the household of Philippe Cayeux and his wife, whose features we find in our grisaille portraits.