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Duval Ambroise (active in Louisiana between 1803 and 1856)
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249
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Duval Ambroise (active in Louisiana between 1803 and 1856)
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Duval Ambroise (active in Louisiana between 1803 and 1856)
Young woman wearing an Italian-style hat
Miniature on ivory.
Signed ‘Duval’ in the bottom right-hand corner
Wooden frame, partly blackened.
Gross weight: 54.1 g
Dimensions including frame: 10.8 x 9.8 cm. Dimensions of the miniature: 4.8 x 3.8 cm.
Total gross weight of items containing ivory: 54.1 g.
Artist: Ambroise Duval.
Date: mid-19th century
Scientific name of the identified CITES species: Elephantidae spp.
For expert assessment. CIC / CITES certification required.
Application reference: K_20260716_2478066
Note: Ambrose Duval (active in Louisiana 1803–1856) was a portrait painter and miniaturist, a drawing teacher and a taxidermist. Ambrose Duval is mentioned in New Orleans in February 1803 and his name appears in several of the city’s directories from 1823 to 1835. In 1837 he practised in Charleston, and he is recorded as being in New Orleans in 1842, 1854 and 1856.
Duval was one of Louisiana’s most prominent miniaturists thanks to his typically French, slightly primitive style (ref. Fulton 1968); his works are highly sought-after and rare on the market. Some of his works can be found at the Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport (Louisiana) and at the National Museum of American Art in Washington; his most famous miniature portrait is that of Claiborne, Governor of Louisiana.
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 0820 - 185
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