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JEAN-FRANÇOIS GÉRARD FONTALLARD
Portrait miniature of Madame Henry Ochsenbein (née Flore Petronille Robert), wearing sleeveless green dress with white underdress, coral studded gold comb in her upswept curled dark hair
JEAN-FRANÇOIS GÉRARD FONTALLARD
Portrait miniature of Madame Henry Ochsenbein (née Flore Petronille Robert), wearing sleeveless green dress with white underdress, coral studded gold comb in her upswept curled dark hair
The Limner Company : Portrait Miniature
Date 1812
Epoque Ancien Régime
Origine France
Medium Watercolour on ivory
Dimension 7.5 cm (3 inches)
Although it has not been possible to identify Madame Ochsenbein – who was born in the Robert family as Flore Petronille – the surname is associated with Swiss families. Perhaps most famously Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890), who created The Swiss Constitution and headed it along with others to form the Swiss Federal Government (to which he was elected in 1848).
Painted in 1812, the present work was created in the same year as Fontallard was awarded a 1st class medal at the Salon in Paris for the portrait of his son aged 15.
Date: 1812
Epoque: Ancien Régime
Origine: France
Medium: Watercolour on ivory
Signature: Signed and dated 'Fontallard 1812' lower left
Dimension: 7.5 cm (3 inches)
Provenance: Christie's, London, lot 150, 22 November 1999;
There purchased by present owner.
The Limner Company : Portrait Miniature
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