Lot 752: ALEXANDRE DE LATOUR | Portrait of a Lady 

Watercolour and gouche on ivory, stamped gilt-metal frame;
signed and dated lower right: Latour 1796

63 by 53 mm

Watercolour and gouche on ivory, stamped gilt-metal frame;<br />signed and dated lower right: <em>Latour 1796</em>

This miniature is in a well preserved state. There is are several areas where the paint has been rubbed at the extreme right hand edge of the work, but this is not obstructive to the balance of the image.
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With Evgret von Bary, Munich, 1976