"Miniature On Ivory Signed Fouquet, 18th Century"
Miniature on ivory signed Fouquet, Directoire period. J. Fouquet executed this portrait of a young woman in profile with a view to creating a physionotrace which would then be engraved by Chrétien, the famous inventor of this process. Fouquet replaced Quenedey and collaborated with Chrétien from 1796 to 1798. The line is simple, delicate and in color while in the physionotrace the print is in black. It is rare to find the preliminary portrait which will be printed in many copies. In very good condition, this miniature is a beautiful witness to this era. Dimensions of the frame 14x14 cm, diameter of the miniature 8cm. End of the 18th century. 
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