Marie de Savoie-Carignan, Princesse de Lamballe
Miniature
ca. 1770-1799 (made)
ca. 1770-1799 (made)
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Portrait miniature depicting an alleged portrait of Marie Therese Louise de Savoie-Carignan, Princesse de Lamballe. Three-quarter length, three-quarter face portrait of a lady. She is seated, wearing a wig in the manner of ca. 1786, a large white cap with a pink ribbon, and a pink sash. In her right hand she holds a handkerchief, and her left arm rests on a carved table on which stands a vase draped with a black cloth. Dark mottled background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Portrait miniature on ivory |
| Brief description | Ivory miniature attributed to Pierre Adolphe Hall, an alleged portrait of Marie de Savoie-Carignan, Princesse de Lamballe. Swedish School, ca. 1770-1799 |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature depicting an alleged portrait of Marie Therese Louise de Savoie-Carignan, Princesse de Lamballe. Three-quarter length, three-quarter face portrait of a lady. She is seated, wearing a wig in the manner of ca. 1786, a large white cap with a pink ribbon, and a pink sash. In her right hand she holds a handkerchief, and her left arm rests on a carved table on which stands a vase draped with a black cloth. Dark mottled background. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Bibliographic reference | Sarah Grant, 'Miniatures of the Princesse de Lamballe (1749-1792). The Portraits, Patronage and Politics of a Royal Favourite', in B. Pappe, J. Schnieglitz-Otten and G. Walczak (eds), European Portrait Miniatures: Artists, Functions and Collections (Petersberg: The Tansey Miniatures Foundation and Michael Imhof Verlag): 52-61, ill. no. 4. |
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| Accession number | 724-1882 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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