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File:Madame de Montesson (1738-1806), by Antoine Vestier (1740-1824).jpg

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Artist
Antoine Vestier  (1740–1824)  wikidata:Q2389104
 
Antoine Vestier
Alternative names
M. Vestier; Vestier
Description French painter
Date of birth/death 28 April 1740 Edit this at Wikidata 24 December 1824 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Avallon Paris
Work location
Amsterdam, London, Paris
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artist QS:P170,Q2389104
Description
English: A lady called Madame de Montesson (1738-1806), seated at a desk on upholstered red chair, in blue dress with frilly white lace border and cuffs, wearing a hat, her left arm leaning on the desk, a pen in her right hand writing a letter
Date 1782
date QS:P571,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium miniature on ivory
Dimensions height: 8.1 cm (3.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,8.1U174728
Object history

Provenance:

  • Property of a private collector
  • Auction: Christie's, Live Auction 5962, 2012, Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, lot 443.
Inscriptions signed c.r.: Vestier Pinxit 1782
Source/Photographer Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5628580
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  • Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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