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# 34154
Pierre Chasselat (1753-1814)-Attrib., "Round box with a portrait of a young official", early 1790s
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Round box with (inserted into its lid) miniature portrait of a young "conseiller de la prefecture" (or "sous-prefet") of one of the French departments in the early period of the Revolution. All stylistic criteria of this 1st-class portrait absolutely correspond to that of works by well-known Parisian miniaturist of the 2nd half of 18th - early 19th century, Pierre Chasselat (for comparison, see our image nr.10).
Pierre Chasselat (1753 Paris - 1814 ibidem) was a very renowned portrait miniaturist and graphic artist in Paris in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a pupil of Vien and exhibited his miniatures and drawings at the Paris Salon in 1793, 1798, 1806 and 1810. He was a "peintre en miniature des Mesdames de France", royal miniaturist who worked for Marie-Antoinette. Schidlof writes: "...he was an excellent draughtsman and a miniaturist of distinction. He is little known because his works are scarce, often unsigned and difficult to recognize since he changed his style several times... Certain works of his early period resemble and are mistaken for those of Pierre Adolphe Hall...".
We are very grateful to our friend and permanent adviser, well known uniformologist and author of numerous publications about Napoleonic Epoch, Dr. Dimitri Gorchkoff (Moscow) for generous help.
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Condition: good; somewhat soiled underneath the glass (not inspected outside the box)
Creation Year: early 1790s
Measurements:UNFRAMED:4,3x4,3cm/1,7x1,7in FRAMED: 6,2x6,2cm/2,4x2,4in
Object Type:box with miniature
Style: Portrait Miniatures
Technique: box: horn with golden appliqué; miniature: watercolor on ivory
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Creator: Pierre Chasselat
Creator Dates: 1753 Paris-1814 Paris
Nationality:French
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