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Lot n° 104

JOHANNES MARIA MONSORNO (1768-1836)

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Oval miniature portrait painted in gouache depicting a bust of Empress Marie-Louise. She is wearing a white gown, a tiara and a portrait of her husband Napoleon I resting on her chest. Signed, localized and dated on the right: "Monsorno p. Vienne 18...". The miniature is set in a gilded mount and adorns the lid of a circular brown tortoiseshell box. Empire period. Miniature height: 7.1 cm - Miniature width: 6 cm Box diameter: 7.6 cm (Minor damage to the tortoiseshell)