Motelay Etienne Ou Moteley XVIIIth XIXth Miniature On Ivory Young Notable Man Empire Period Napoleon

Etienne MOTELAY (late 18th - early 19th century) Paris Round miniature on ivory Portrait of a young man in black suit and white frill. The miniature is signed: Motelay, which implies that it is a work from the highly rated French miniaturist Motelay (also Moteley, Motelet). Parisian miniaturist, end of the 18th century - beginning of the 19th century, exhibited at the Salon of 1795 In addition to the biographical information provided by Schidlof, Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard was able to discover the following: "… The citizen Motelay lived in 1795 in Paris, 25, place Dauphine and, the same year, exhibited at the Paris Salon some miniature portraits. It is perhaps the same Etienne Motelay who is mentioned as a painter aged 25 years… native of Caen, protected by Mr. Houdon… "in the register of pupils of the School of the Academy of Paris dated March 27, 1784. Empire Period Diameter work 6.7 cm Good condition Wood frame