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172 - VERNET Jean Marie dit Jules (1781-1843) Portrait of the trag…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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VERNET Jean Marie dit Jules (1781-1843) Portrait of the tragedienne Mademoiselle George (1787-1867), in a black dress, mid-body to the right against a background of a raised curtain over a landscape, circa 1835-1840. Miniature on ivory signed on the left: J. Vernet / 18-- (wetness on the date) Moulded brass and gilt frame, oval 13 x 10.8 cm (at the bottom, enlarged on cardboard to form the oval; oxidation, restorations). On the reverse, label from an exhibition in 1900: "exposition Petit [? Galerie George Petit?]/1900, [n°] 444". Provenance: Beaussant-Lefèvre sale, Drouot, 24 March 2010 no. 23 repr. Mademoiselle George was a famous tragedienne, the most remarkable of her time according to Victor Hugo, who said that she "passes, as she pleases, and without effort, from the tender to the terrible pathos". She was the mistress of Lucien Bonaparte and later of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was Consul at the time. She was hugely successful during the Empire, the Restoration and right up to the end of her career, and was acclaimed on European tours. Here she is wearing a hairstyle that was fashionable around 1835-1840. Jules Vernet, an excellent miniaturist, had a particularly large clientele among the actors of his time. Expert : Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard. A Cites certificate will be given to the buyer to allow circulation within the European Union. A re-export certificate will be required to leave the E.U., at the buyer's expense. Expert : Nathalie LEMOINE BOUCHARD
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About the sale THEMED SALES : JEWELLERY, PAINTINGS, FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART
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Auction time 06/19/2026 at 2:00 PM
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