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AUGUSTIN RITT (1765-1799) Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, 2nd half 1790s

engraved 'Elizabeth Alexiewna, Imperatrice de Russie, Princesse de Bade, née 24 Janvier 1779, + 16 Mai 1826.' (on the reverse) Watercolour, gouache, whitewash on bone Provenance: Private collection of Princess Marie Radziwill (1840-1915), French noblewoman, member of the house de Castellane, wife of the representative of the German branch of the Radziwill family, Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwill.

ATTRIBUÉ À AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT

ATTRIBUÉ À AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT (Saint-Pétersbourg, 1765-1799) JEUNE HOMME À MI-CORPS EN COSTUME VERT, CHEMISE BLANCHE OUVERTE (UN ARTISTE ), SES CHEVEUX LONGS NOUÉS À L'ARRIÈRE DE SA PERRUQUE Miniature ovale sur ivoire Vers 1780-1785 6,2 x 4,8 CM - Poids total : 0,028 kg Cadre en métal doré ovale (7,2 x 5,9 CM) On joint la fiche manuscrite de Léon Creissels. Att. to Augustin Christian Ritt, Half length portrait of a young man in green suit, round miniature

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Augustin Christian RITT (Saint Petersburg 1765-1799) Portrait of François-Charles-Paulin DESMAISIERES (1764- 1797). Miniature on ivory, with silver bezel. 3,8 x 4,6 cm Literature: - Unpublished, only known by a mention in the handwritten catalog, in the artist's hand, at number 206: "Messieurs Deméziere deux frères" Provenance: - In the model's descendants until the beginning of the 21st century Our proud portrait in miniature is a precious testimony of the early career of Augustin RITT, born in St. Petersburg, son of a first violinist playing in the orchestra of the Imperial Court of Russia. Between 1781 and 1785, he studied in Antwerp in the studio of the portraitist Andréas Bernardus de QUERTENMONT (1750-1835). He then settled in Paris, from 1787 to 1792, in the studio of François-André VINCENT, before returning to Saint Petersburg, where he led an exceptional career. In the handwritten catalog that the artist kept throughout his life to record the names of all his models, appears, at number 206 the name of "Messieurs Deméziere deux frères", with an approximate spelling. They were two brothers of an honorable family of French Hainaut: Charles-François-Paulin and Rudecindo. Charles-François-Paulin DESMAISIERES (or Desmaizères), squire, lord of Monchaux, born in Madrid, baptized in the church of St.-Martin on June 22, 1764, died in the church of St.-Martin on June 22, 1764.Martin on June 22, 1764, died in Paris on June 25, 1797, ensign in the Walloon Guards on March 13, 1777, lieutenant on March 27, 1788, resigned on September 24, 1789, son of François-Joseph-Albert DESMAISIERES, baron of St. Martin, brigadier of the armies of His Majesty the Catholic, then colonel of cavalry. His wife, Olympe, Constance, Catherine MORIN d'ARFEUILLE (Ypres 1766-1851 Brussels) was also portrayed by RITT (see next lot). It is not to be excluded that the commission was part of this recent marriage. They were the parents of four children. Among them : Léandre DESMAISIERES (1794-1864), Belgian statesman, parliamentarian, minister of Finance, governor of East Flanders. To date, this is therefore the oldest known miniature by the artist's hand. Bibliography: - Galina Nikolaevna Komelova, Augustin Ritt, Russian miniaturist (1765-1799), Saint Petersburg, 2004, p. 186, mentioned at no. 206. -Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard, Les peintres en miniature actifs en France, 1650-1850, Paris, 2008, p.439. - Raeymackers, " Augustin Ritt ", in L'intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux, n°1571, Paris, 1922, p.979. - Arthur Merghelynck, Recueil de généalogies inédites de Flandre, Bruges, 1877, p. 365-367. - François Alexandre Aubert de la Chenaye Desbois, Dictionnaire de la noblesse, volume 14, Paris, 1770, p. 170-176. Attached: - After Augustin Christian RITT (St. Petersburg 1765-1799), ACAR, French school of the early 19th century, Portrait of Rudecindo DESMAISIERES (?-?). Miniature in ivory, signed lower right and dated 1839, with silver frame. 4,5 x 3,6 cm. This miniature was most probably made in 1839 after the original by RITT described under n°206, on the occasion of a family sharing. Rudecindo, younger brother of Charles-François-Paulin, brother-in-law of Olympe MORIN D'ARFEUILLE, was Lieutenant of the Grenadiers of the Walloon Guard, in 1788.

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Augustin Christian RITT (Saint Petersburg 1765-1799) Portrait of Olympe DESMAISIERES, née MORIN d'ARFEUILLE. Gouache and watercolor on vellum, signed on the right in the center, in the sky Diameter : 7,5cm. Bezel in silver. Literature: - Unpublished, only known by a mention in the handwritten catalog, in the artist's hand, at number 207: "Madme Deméziere" Provenance: - In the descendants of the model until the beginning of the 21st century Our delicate portrait in miniature is a precious testimony of the early career of Augustin RITT, born in St. Petersburg, son of a first violinist playing in the orchestra of the Imperial Court of Russia. Between 1781 and 1785, he studied in Antwerp in the studio of the portraitist Andréas Bernardus de QUERTENMONT (1750-1835). He then settled in Paris, from 1787 to 1792, in the studio of François-André VINCENT, before returning to Saint Petersburg, where he led an exceptional career. In the handwritten catalog that the artist kept throughout his life to record the names of all his models, appears, at number 207 the name of the model "Madme Deméziere", with an approximate spelling. Other annotations give us information on the date of the portrait's execution, since it is between September 23, 1789, the date on which he attended the Salon, and January 11, 1790, the date of a new stay in Paris, that the commission is recorded. To this day, this is the oldest known female portrait by the artist. The model, Olympe, Constance, Catherine MORIN d'ARFEUILLE (Ypres 1766-1851 Brussels) was the daughter of François MORIN d'ARFEUILLE (Arfeuille, Limousin ? - 1781 Ypres), an officer in the service of France, and Anne Marie Colette WALWEIN (Gand 1725-1783 Ypres). In 1789, she married the member of an honorable family of French Hainaut, Charles-François-Paulin DESMAISIERES (or Desmaizères), squire, lord of Monchaux, whose portrait RITT will also make (see previous lot). It is not to be excluded that the commission is part of this recent marriage. They were the parents of four children. Among them : Léandre DESMAISIERES (1794-1864), Belgian statesman, parliamentarian, minister of Finance, governor of East Flanders. Bibliography : - Galina Nikolaevna Komelova, Augustin Ritt, Russian miniaturist (1765-1799), Saint Petersburg, 2004, p. 186, mentioned at no. 207. -Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard, Les peintres en miniature actifs en France, 1650-1850, Paris, 2008, p.439. - Raeymackers, " Augustin Ritt ", in L'intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux, n°1571, Paris, 1922, p. 979. - Arthur Merghelynck, Recueil de généalogies inédites de Flandre, Bruges, 1877, p. 365-367. - François Alexandre Aubert de la Chenaye Desbois, Dictionnaire de la noblesse, volume 14, Paris, 1770, p. 170-176.

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Augustin Christian Ritt (1765-1799)

Augustin Christian Ritt (1765-1799), miniature painter active in Russia. Oval portrait of a young woman with ribbon in curly hair. Probably tempera on bone (unopened), signed on the. r. edge ''Ritt'', in contemporary frame of gilded bronze 10 x 7.8 cm.

RITT Augustin Christian (1765-1799), d’après.

RITT Augustin Christian (1765-1799), d’après. Portrait de la Grande-Duchesse Elena Pavlovna de Russie (1784-1803). Miniature ronde peinte sur ivoire figurant la fille du tsar Paul Ier et épouse du prince Friedrich Ludwig de Mecklembourg-Schwerin, en buste de trois-quarts à gauche, signée en bas à droite « Dumont ». Conservée dans un cadre rond en bronze doré de style Louis XVI. Bon état. D. 4,5 cm (à vue). Ритт Августин Кристиан (1765-1799), с оригинала. Портрет Великой Княгини Елены Павловны (1784-1803). Круглая миниатюра, на слоновой кости. Изображение дочери царя Павла I и жены принца Фридриха Людвига Мекленбургского-Шверинского. Подпись справа внизу « Dumont ». B круглой позолоченной бронзовой рамке в стиле Людовика XVI. Состояние хорошее Диаметр: 4,5 см (на вид).

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Countess Zofia Potocka, circa 1792/3

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, ormolu frame

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, circa 1795

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame; signed centre left: Ritt

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1795

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame; signed lower right: Ritt

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Charlotte Juliane Ritt, née Guise, the artist's wife, circa 1798

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, circa 1790

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1790

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gold frame with split-pearl border, glazed reverse; signed centre left: Ritt

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a noblewoman, circa 1795

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal mount

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, called Princess Tatiana Ivanovna Gagarina (1761-1800)

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame; signed left: Ritt

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a young officer, circa 1795

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame; signed centre left: Ritt

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of a lady, possibly Helena Van Eeckout, circa 1786

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal frame, pearl set boarder, the glaze reverse with hair decoration on opalescent glass; signed centre right: Ritt

AUGUSTIN RITT | Portrait of Prince Alexei Borisovich Kurakin (1759-1829)

Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, ormolu frame; signed lower left: Ritt., inscribed verso: peint par Ritt. d'après nature / à St. Peterbourg 1798 

Augustin Ritt (Russian, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) A gentleman Signed ‘Ritt’ (mid-left) On ivory; octagonal, 30 x 18 mm., set into a gold ring

Augustin Christian Ritt (Russian, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) A young lady in low-cut dress, fowers in her hair Signed ‘Ritt’ (lower right) On ivory 75 mm. diam., silver frame with diamond-set pierced surround, the reverse set with gold monogram

Augustin Christian Ritt (Russian, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) A gentleman in dark green coat with blue collar, wearing the Imperial Russian Order of St George Signed ‘Ritt’ (lower right) On ivory Oval, 72 mm. high, gilt-metal fausse-montre frame with seed-pearl border

Augustin Christian Ritt (Russian, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) Countess Maria Ursula Franziska Esterházy (1765-1814), née von Hallwyl-Mydorge (1765-1814), in grey dress with pink sash Signed ‘Ritt’ (lower left) On ivory Oval, 93 mm. high, gilt-metal frame, a paper label on the reverse inscribed in pen with sitter’s name

Augustin Ritt (1765–1799) - Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, 2nd h…

Augustin Ritt (1765–1799) Portrait of Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, 2nd half 1790sengraved ‘Elizabeth Alexiewna, Imperatrice de Russie, Princesse deBade, née 24 Janvier 1779, + 16 Mai 1826.’ (on the reverse)Watercolour, gouache, whitewash on boneРитт Августин Христиан (1765–1799)Портрет великой княгини Елизаветы Алексеевны. 2-я половина1790-х годов.Кость, акварель, гуашь, белила;Наоборотемедальонавыгравировано: Elizabeth Alexiewna, Imperatricede Russie, Princesse de Bade, nee 24 Janvier 1779, + 16 Mai 1826.Императрица Елизавета Алексеевна (1779-1826) – супругаимператора Александра I.Известный художник-миниатюрист. Посещал петербургскуюАкадемию художеств, в 1781–1785 учился у А. Кертемона вАнтверпене, в 1786 поступил в Королевскую Академию живописии скульптуры в Париже. Занимался у Ф. А. Венсана. В 1792 г.вернулся в Петербург. С 1797 – академик. Работы Ритта хранятся вГосударственной Третьяковской галерее, Государственном Русскоммузее, Государственном Эрмитаже и ряде других собраний.

Attributed to AUGUSTIN RITT (Russia 1765-1799),

Attributed to AUGUSTIN RITT (Russia 1765-1799), Russia, ca. 1792/93. Box with a portrait miniature of Elizabeth Alexeievna, Grand Duchess of Russia. Ivory and tortoiseshell with a gold mount. Box D 8.7 cm, portrait miniature D 6.5 cm. Chips and losses in the ivory and tortoiseshell. Paper labels: Inventory Holzscheiter No. 476 and Inventory MD No. 0604. Provenance: - Collection Maxime Hébert(1853-1945, Paris, Inv. No. 296 (collector's label). - Leo R. Schidlof (1886-1966), London, 11 February 1953. - Ernst Holzscheiter, Zurich. - from a private collection, Switzerland. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Alexeievna of Russia (1779-1826) was married to Grand Duke Alexander of Russia who became Tsar of Russia in 1801 (1801-1824). Born Princess Louise of Baden, she was a daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and his wife, Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. Princess Louise came to Russia in November 1792, when she was chosen by Empress Catherine II of Russia 1729-1796) as a bride for her eldest grandson, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich of Russia, the future Tsar Alexander. They were married in 1793. --------------- AUGUSTIN RITT ( Russland 1765-1799), ZUGESCHRIEBEN. Russland, um 1792/93. Dose mit Porträtminiatur der Elizabeth Alexajevna, Grossfürstin von Russland, mit roséfarbenem Chiffontuch, mit Perlenhaarband und Ohrringen, auf dunkelblauem Hintergrund. Elfenbein, Schildpatt mit Goldmontierung. Dose D 8,7 cm, Miniatur D 6,5 cm. Bestossungen und Fehlstellen am Elfenbein und Schildpatt. Papieretiketten: Inventar Holzscheiter Nr. 476 und Inventar MD Nr. 0604. Provenienz: - Sammlung Maxime Hébert(1853-1945, Paris, Inv.Nr. 296 (Sammleretikette) - Leo R. Schidlof (1886-1966), London, 11. Februar 1953. - Ernst Holzscheiter, Zürich. - Privatsammlung, Schweiz. Grossfürstin Elizabeth Alexejevna von Russland (1779-1826) ist die Gemahlin von Grossfürst Alexander von Russland, der 1801 als Alexander I. Zar von Russland (1801-1824) wird. Diese Verbindung zwischen der geborenen Prinzessin Louise Maria Auguste von Baden wurde aktiv gefördert von Zarin Catharina der Grossen (1729-1796), die eine geeignete Gemahlin für ihren ältesten Enkel Alexander suchte. Louise Auguste stammte aus dem Hause Baden und damit aus dem Hochadel, ihre Eltern waren Karl Ludwig, Erbprinz von Baden-Durlach und Prinzessin Amalia Frederika von Hessen-Darmstadt. Als Zwölfjährige kommt die Prinzessin 1792 nach Sankt Petersburg und bereits 1793 findet die Vermählung mit dem erst fünfzehnjährigen Grossfürsten statt.statt. Von August Ritt existieren 3 Portraits im Profil der zukünftigen Kaiserin als Grossfürstin, aus den Jahren 1793, 1794 und 1796.(vgl. G.N. Komelova, Augustin Ritt - russkiy miniatiurist, St. Petersburg, 2004, Nr. II 84, 112 und 228; S. 46-48, 136). Eine Radierung aus dem Jahr 1794 von J.C. Nabholz mit einem jener Portraits nach Augustin Ritt, befindet sich in den Sammlungen der Hermitage in Sankt Petersburg. Unterschrieben mit einer Widmung an den Vater der Grossfürstin " Dedié à Son A.S. Monseig: le Prince Heréd: Charles Louis de Bade-Dourlach.(Hermitage Inventarnummer: ???-13613)

Augustin Christian Ritt (1765-1799).

Augustin Christian Ritt (1765-1799). Portraits de profil du grand-duc Paul Pétrovitch et de la grande duchesse Nathalie Ale?xe?evna. Signe? en bas a? droite : Ritt. Miniature sur ivoire imitant le came?e, gouache en grisaille, dans un cadre a? be?lie?re en bronze cisele? et dore?, apre?s 1774. 6,6 x 5,5 cm. Ovale. Une miniature similaire se trouve au muse?e du Louvre (inv. RF 30796), deux autres sont conserve?es aux muse?es de Varsovie et de Novgorod.

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799 St. Petersburg (after) PORTRÄT DER ZARIN MARIA FJODOROWNA PORTRAIT OF MARIA FEODOROVNA Gouache auf Elfenbein. D. 12 cm. Am rechten Rand unleserlich signiert. Runde Form. Frontal Watercolour on ivory. Within a gold-mounted frame. The tortoiseshell backside inset with a gold monogram beneath crown. Signed lower right (illegible). Damages to the frame. Diam. 12 cm.AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799 St. Petersburg (nach) PORTRÄT DER ZARIN MARIA FJODOROWNA Gouache auf Elfenbein. D. 12 cm. Am rechten Rand unleserlich signiert. Runde Form. Frontal gezeigtes Porträt der Zarin in einer Parklandschaft. Goldmontierter Rahmen. Rückseitige Schildpattabdeckung mit eingearbeitetem Ligaturmonogramm unter Zarenkrone in Gold. Rahmen besch.

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799

AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799 St. Petersburg (nach) 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799 St. Petersburg (after) PORTRAIT OF THE GRAND DUCHESS HELENA PAVLOVNA OF RUSSIAN Großfürstin mit gepudertem Haar. Hinter Glas in ovaler Messingmontierung Watercolour on ivory. Inscribed on the right border 'A. Ritt'. Framed behind glass within a brass mount. 9 x 7 cm.AUGUSTIN CHRISTIAN RITT 1765 St. Petersburg - 1799 St. Petersburg (nach) PORTRÄT DER GROßFÜRSTIN HELENA PAWLOWNA ROMANOWA VON RUSSLAND Gouache auf Elfenbein. 9 x 7 cm. Am rechten Rand bezeichnet 'A. Ritt'. Brustbildnis der Großfürstin mit gepudertem Haar. Hinter Glas in ovaler Messingmontierung gerahmt.

augustin christian ritt (1765-1799).

augustin christian ritt (1765-1799). Portraits de profils du Grand-duc Paul Pétrovitch et de la Grande-duchesse Nathalie Aléxéevna. Signé en bas à droite : Ritt. Miniature ovale sur ivoire imitant le camée, gouache en grisaille, dans un cadre à bélière en bronze ciselé et doré, après 1774. 6,6 x 5,5 cm. Une miniature similaire se trouve au musée du Louvre (inv. RF 30796), deux autres sont conservées aux musées de Varsovie et de Novgorod. Великий Князь Павел Петрович и Великая Княгиня Наталия Алексеевна. ритт, август христиаН (1765-1799). Подпись справа внизу: Ritt. Миниатюра. Кость, гуашь в стиле камеи, после 1774 г. 6,6 x 5,5 см. Овал. Аналогичные миниатюры хранятся в Лувре (RF30796), в Новгородском и Варшавском музеях.

Augustin Christian Ritt, nach, Maria Fedorowna, Miniatur,19. Jh

Watercolor and gouache over pencil on thin ivory plate Russia, 19th Century Augustin Christian Ritt (1765-1799), after – Russian miniature painter Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 cm Frame: 10.5 x 9 cm Good Condition due to age Provenance: Private Collection Switzerland Portrait of Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg (1759-1828) painted as Tsarina Maria Feodorowna of Russia. The miniature is a copy after Augustin Christian Ritt, who created at least three miniature portraits of the tsarina (i.e. one version belonged to the collection of Grand Duke Wilhelm Ermst of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach) Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 1,200 Euro Condition: The miniature is in a good condition consistent with age. The surface is especially at the borders slightly worn. Under inspection in ultraviolet light extensive retouching is made on the red stole as well as further retouched parts become visible on cloths, hair decoration and in the background. The dimensions of the ivory plate are 9 x 6.5 cm and the frame measures 10.5 x 9 cm. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.

PAIRE DE MINIATURES RUSSE

PAIRE DE MINIATURES RUSSE Sur ivoire peint des profils du Tzar Paul 1er et de sa première épouse Natalia Alexeïevna dans des médaillons. Porte une signature apocryphe de Ritt (Augustin Ritt, 1765-1799) Encadrements en argent et nacre, le dos en écaille de tortue. Le tarz Paul Ier, Grand-Duc Paul Petrovich Romanov (1745-1801) et son épouse Wilhelmine-Louise de Hesse-Darmstadt, Grande Duchesse de Russie sous le nom de Natalia Alexeïevna (1755-1776) Dimensions : 8 x 6,5 cm

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) Oval, 48 mm. high, gilt-metal

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) Oval, 48 mm. high, gilt-metal mount in brown velvet easel-stand frame

ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTIN RITT (Russian, 1765-1799)

ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTIN RITT (Russian, 1765-1799) Two boys with their dog, standing before a landscape, a stone urn to their left: the elder boy, wearing grey suit over white chemise; the younger boy, wearing blue dress, white sash and chemise

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) A young lady, in white dress, red shawl draped around her shoulders, pale pink flowers, foliage and flowing white scarf tied in her long curling hair; her left elbow leaning on a stone plinth, foliate background signed 'Ritt' (lower right) on ivory oval, 4 9/16 in. (106 mm.) high, later rectangular ormolu frame with easel stand

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) Anna Feodorovna (1781-1860), Grand Duchess Constantine of Russia, née Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield, in white dress with blue jacket and white underdress, red shawl, small gold hoop earring and triple gold chain necklace, wearing a red, blue and white bandeau in her long flowing curling brown hair adorned with a white ostrich feather; arranging pale pink roses in an urn, foliate background signed 'Ritt' (lower left) on ivory 4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) diam., gilt-metal frame with easel stand

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799)

AUGUSTIN-CHRISTIAN RITT (RUSSIAN, 1765-1799) Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich (1778-1825), in blue coat with silver buttons, white cravat, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St Andrew, and the Order of St Anna, powdered hair signed 'Ritt' (lower right) on ivory 2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam., silver-gilt mount

Attribué à Augustin RITT (1765-1799). Portrait de

Attribué à Augustin RITT (1765-1799). Portrait de femme au turban Miniature. Diamètre: 7,5 cm

Ritt Augustin Christian Born: 1765 Died: 1799

Ritt Augustin Christian Born: 1765 Died: 1799 Follower, 19th cent. A miniature portrait of the 'Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna of Russia' Tempera on ivory/ paper behind glass, 10 x 7,5 cm, labelled in latin writing 'A. Ritt', backside titled. Gilded and engraved brass framing, backside behind glass monogram on dark velvet.

A portrait miniature of a gentleman said to be

A portrait miniature of a gentleman said to be Dimitri Prokofevich Troshensky Early 19th century Possibly after Augustin Ritt (1765-1799), within a cast gilt-bronze frame with foliate surmount Image size: 8,5 x 7,5 cm. Dimitri Troshensky (1754-1829) was Minister of Justice from 1814-1817 under Alexander I.

Augustin Ritt , 1765-1799 Portrait of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich, afterwards Alexander I, Emperor of all the Russias (1777-1825)

wearing a dark coat and white cravat, with the sash of the Order of St. Andrew and the badge of the Order of St. Alexander-Nevsky, silver-gilt frame set with cultured pearls and garnets signed l.r.: Ritt., circa 1793

A RARE RUSSIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE

A RARE RUSSIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE by Otto Samuel Keibel (1768-1809), marked with initials in an ovolo, with the St. Petersburg town mark, 1799, assay master Aleksander Ilyich Yashinov 1795-1826, later struck with two French post-1893 import marks for gold, the miniature by Augustin-Christian Ritt (1765-1799) Rectangular box with canted corners opening on the long side, the cover centred by a large glazed oval portrait miniature painted in watercolour and gouache on ivory, depicting a young child disguised as Cupid, within a gold mount, the cover, four long sides and base engine-turned with panels of fine reeding forming various types of stripes and cords, the borders also with fine guilloché reeding engraved with trailing foliage, the four canted corners engraved with rosettes on polished gold panels, burnished gold rims, the lid with incorporated thumbpiece 3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide

AUGUSTIN RITT, 1765-1799

PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF EMPRESS ELIZAVETA ALEXEEVNA image size: 9 by 7cm., 3½ by 2¾in. signed in Latin l.l. gouache and watercolour on ivory PROVENANCE Collection of Countess Festetics, Hungary, 1910s; Collection of Leo R. Schidlof, Vienna EXHIBITED Brussels, L'Exposition de la Miniature à Bruxelles, March-June 1912, Cat.No. 1050a Geneva, Chefs-d'oeuvre de la miniature et de la gouache, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, 1956, Cat.No.375 Vienna, Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750-1850, Albertina,1965, Cat.No. 318 LITERATURE State Archive of the Russian Federation, File 20, document 20, sheet 3; L'exposition de la Miniature à Bruxelles, G.Van Oest &Cie, Brussels, 1913, illustrated plate XLVI; L.R.Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Akademische Druck und Verklagsanstalt, Graz, 1964, volume 1, page 679; G.N.Komelova, Avgustin Ritt: Russkii miniaturist 1765-1799, Zhizn' i tvorchestvo, St. Petersburg: Slavia, 2004, p.159, No. 98 NOTE Augustin Ritt is considered one of Russia's best miniature portrait painters and the offered lot is perhaps the finest to have appeared at auction in recent years. Ritt initially studied in St. Petersburg at the Academy of Arts, before moving to Antwerp and Paris. Upon his return to Russia in 1792, he became miniaturist to the Imperial Court and was elected to the post of Academician. The offered lot depicts Princess Louisa-Maria-Augusta of Baden, who later became Grand Duchess Elizaveta Alexeevna and married the future Tsar Alexander I. Her exceptional beauty and charming personality captivated not only the Tsar. The Grand Duchess became one of Ritt's favourite sitters and he painted eighteen portraits of her, three of which were completed within the first few months of her arrival in Russia.

Augustin-Christian Ritt (Russian, 1765-1799) : A Lady, wearing pink rose on a blue ribbon, white dress and coloured shawl