Box with portrait of a woman
1790
3.0 x 7.0 cm
Guillaume-Denis Delamotte (1725 – 1793)
Entdecken Sie Guillaume-Denis Delamotte, einen französischen Silberschmied des 18. Jahrhunderts, bekannt für exquisite Silberarbeiten & Pariser Kunstfertigkeit. Erforschen Sie sein Erbe im Musée Départemental du Prieuré.
The miniature is set in the lid of an ivory circular box with gold mounts and lining, made by Guillaume Denis Delamotte (born 1725, master 1756, working 1793) in Paris in 1775. The box bears the Paris charge and discharge marks for 1775–81.When the miniature was received in the Metropolitan, it was described as the work of an unknown British artist. In 1978 Hermione Waterfield attributed it to Hull. The method of execution is in accord with other signed miniatures by him. This one may date to about 1790.
Über dieses Kunstwerk
- Titel: Box with portrait of a woman
- Künstler: Guillaume-Denis Delamotte
- Jahr: 1790
- Originalmaße: 3.0 x 7.0 cm
- Format: Square
- Urheberrechtlicher Status: Gemeinfreiheit
- Farbpalette: Neutrals
- Hauptfarbe: Driftwood