That it will be beautiful if it is faithful,... - Lot 152 - Coutau-Bégarie

Lot 152
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That it will be beautiful if it is faithful,... - Lot 152 - Coutau-Bégarie
That it will be beautiful if it is faithful, around 1780-1790 Folded fan, the double leaf in cabretille painted with a very rich trompe l'oeil composition. On a wood grain, a fly seems to be set among mixed engravings and drawings. In the centre, on a resting bed, Venus has disarmed love huddled against her. A handwritten letter in French on the left begins with "Portrait d'...[Ismène]/ L'amour commence le tableau ! / Qu'il sera beau si il est fidèle (...)", a song by Claude-Joseph Dorat around 1776. On the right, a portrait of a man in profile, in the style of the very fashionable silhouettes following the English John Field (1772-1845) or John Miers (circa 1758-1821). On the left, illusion effect of an engraving pasted with wax, showing a man in a frock coat, his umbrella under his arm, with the French caption "à l'ordinaire". Reverse side painted with a wood grain effect. In the center, a monogram "PS" in interlaced foliage among playing cards and a sealed envelope. Engraved ivory* frame, silver and gold, decorated with flowers and butterflies. H.t. 27,5 cm-H.F. 12,5cm (wear, cuts, accidents)
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