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MINIATURES BY SCHOOL OF JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY, AND POSSIBLY BY MADAME LIZINKA AIMÉE ZOÉ DE MIRBEL. Snuffbox with miniature of the Empress Marie-Louise, the King of Rome, and Napoléon I

Snuffbox with miniature of the Empress Marie-Louise, the King of Rome, and Napoléon I. Artist: Miniatures by School of Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, Nancy 1767-1855 Paris); and possibly by Madame Lizinka Aimée Zoé de Mirbel (1796-1849). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: 3-1/8 x 2-1/2 in. (7.9 x 6.4 cm);
Empress Marie-Louise, oval, 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (58 x 41 mm); King of Rome, oval, 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (56 x 40 mm); Napoléon I, oval, 2 x 1 1/2 in. (49 x 38 mm). Maker: Gabriel-Raoul Morel (active 1798-ca. 1827). Date: ca. 1815.
Made by Gabriel-Raoul Morel in about 1815, this snuffbox of matte and polished gold with scrolling acanthus design contains a removable medallion with a framed portrait miniature of Marie Louise (1791-1847) by Isabey. The portrait forms a cover to a secret compartment containing two other miniatures, one of Napoleon I (1769-1821), possibly by Mirbel, and the other of the King of Rome (François-Joseph-Charles, duke of Reichstadt, 1811-1832) by Isabey.

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MINIATURES BY SCHOOL OF JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY (1767-1855) • AND POSSIBLY BY MADAME LIZINKA AIMÉE ZOÉ DE MIRBEL (1796-1849)

Title:

Snuffbox with miniature of the Empress Marie-Louise, the King of Rome, and Napoléon I

Caption:

Snuffbox with miniature of the Empress Marie-Louise, the King of Rome, and Napoléon I. Artist: Miniatures by School of Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, Nancy 1767-1855 Paris); and possibly by Madame Lizinka Aimée Zoé de Mirbel (1796-1849). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: 3-1/8 x 2-1/2 in. (7.9 x 6.4 cm); Empress Marie-Louise, oval, 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (58 x 41 mm); King of Rome, oval, 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (56 x 40 mm); Napoléon I, oval, 2 x 1 1/2 in. (49 x 38 mm). Maker: Gabriel-Raoul Morel (active 1798-ca. 1827). Date: ca. 1815. Made by Gabriel-Raoul Morel in about 1815, this snuffbox of matte and polished gold with scrolling acanthus design contains a removable medallion with a framed portrait miniature of Marie Louise (1791-1847) by Isabey. The portrait forms a cover to a secret compartment containing two other miniatures, one of Napoleon I (1769-1821), possibly by Mirbel, and the other of the King of Rome (François-Joseph-Charles, duke of Reichstadt, 1811-1832) by Isabey.

Technique/material:

Gold, ivory

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Maker:

Gabriel-Raoul Morel (active 1798-ca. 1827)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

2202 x 3172 px | 20.0 MB

Print size:

18.6 x 26.9 cm | 7.3 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANATOMY: BONES • AND POSSIBLY BY MADAME LIZINKA AIMÉE ZOÉ DE MIRBEL • BONE • EUROPE • EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS • FRANCE • GABRIEL-RAOUL MOREL (ACTIVE 1798-CA. 1827) • GOLD • GOLD, IVORY • IVORY • METAL • METALWORK • METALWORKS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MINIATURES BY SCHOOL OF JEAN-BAPTISTE ISABEY • MINIATURES • PAINTINGS • PARIS • PLATINUM • SNUFF CONTAINERS • SNUFFBOXES