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Lot 446: Amélie Munier-Romilly (1788-1875)

Est: £10,000 GBP - £12,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 12, 2009

Item Overview

Description

Amélie Munier-Romilly (1788-1875)
Portrait of Napoleon Auguste Landes, Duc de Montebello (1801-1874)
with inscription 'le duc de Montebello' (on the reverse)
ink and wash, heightened with white, on paper
9 5/8 x 8 in. (24.2 x 19.9 cm)
Executed circa 1820

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Moscow, Museum of Private Collections, Pushkin's Contemporaries: 100 Portraits in Watercolour from a Parisian Collection, May - July 1999.

Literature

M. Baruch & I. Sakharova, Russian Portraits in Watercolour, 1825-1855, Paris, 1994, pp. 178 and 179, illustrated.

Provenance

Collection of Prince Vladimir Nikolaevich Orlov (collection stamp upper right).

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Auction Details

Galerie Popoff: An Enduring Passion for Russian Art

by
Christie's
October 12, 2009, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK