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Source Description
Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné, Comtesse de Grignan (1646-1705) was a French aristocrat and famous beauty, who is chiefly remembered for the letters that her mother, Madame de Sévigne, wrote to her. This miniature and its 17th century style gilt metal frame date from the 19th century. The portrait was copied from a work by Jean Petitot, the well known French-Swiss enamel painter. The same image appears on a gold snuffbox in the museum's collection (57.234). Reverse covered with green leather with a metal prop for standing upright in the form of a corinthian column.
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Document identity
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30327
label
Madame de Grignan
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obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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30327
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Madame de Grignan
description
Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné, Comtesse de Grignan (1646-1705) was a French aristocrat and famous beauty, who is chiefly remembered for the letters that her mother, Madame de Sévigne, wrote to her. This miniature and its 17th century style gilt metal frame date from the 19th century. The portrait was copied from a work by Jean Petitot, the well known French-Swiss enamel painter. The same image appears on a gold snuffbox in the museum's collection (57.234). Reverse covered with green leather with a metal prop for standing upright in the form of a corinthian column.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.3
height
5.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 × W: 2 5/16 in. (6.3 × 5.8 cm)
Source extras
med
enamel on copper
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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