Piat-Joseph SAUVAGE (1744-1818), entourage de... Lot n° 21
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Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette.
Polychrome wax profile, bearing a signature and a date on the edge "Pigalle f(eci)t 1781", representing Marie-Antoinette in bust, right profile.
In a rectangular giltwood frame on a black velvet background.
Accompanied by an old handwritten label: "Marie-Antoinette of Austria / Queen of France / Pigalle anno 1781".
Profile: H. 13 x W. 11 cm. Frame: H. 31 x W. 22.5 cm.
Related works
- Our portrait can also be related to profiles of Empress Catherine II, of which notably a similar wax attributed to Piat-Joseph Sauvage (1744-1818) sold at Drouot, Collin du Bocage, 9 December 2015, lot 93.
- A double wax profile of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, also given to Sauvage, sold at Troyes, 24 November 2012, lot 90.
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