French School (late 18th century), Portrait Miniature of a Lady

Directoire period, watercolor on ivory, signed and dated "D. L. P. / 1799" to lower left, the blue-eyed sitter attired in white headscarf and open chemise with gray dress, seated in a period oval back chair against a monochromatic ground, presented in a restored ebonized cove molded frame with ormolu liner.

Miniature 2 3/4 in. diameter; frame 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Good estate condition; frame with later paint.

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