ANTOINE VESTIER

(1740 - 1824)

Portrait of young woman

Signed and dated on the right: Vestier Pictor Regis 1785

Watercolor and gouache, oval: 5.8 X 4.8 cm.

Snuff box 7.7 x 2.8 cm

Superb and rare miniature portrait of a young woman by Antoine Vestier (1740 - 1824). The work is signed and dated on the right: "Vestier Pictor Regis 1785" and presented on a round tortoiseshell snuffbox mounted in gold.

His works are held in the most important museums and private collections.

There is an extensive bibliography on Vestier. To consult first: Anne-Marie Passez, Antoine Vestier, Fondation Wildenstein et La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1989.

Provenance: Private collection, Paris

Price: €



BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Anne-Marie Passez, Antoine Vestier, Fondation Wildenstein et La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1989. Bénézit, Schidlof, Bouchard, Blattel, Lespinasse, Foster.

MUSEUMS:

M. Carnavalet, Fondation Custodia, Louvre, Musée national de Stockholm, coll. Tansey, M.B.A. Caen, Musée Briner et Kern, Coll Duval.