Lot 4: Ferdinand de Meys Late 18th century A portrait

Ferdinand de Meys Late 18th century A portrait miniature of Empress Catherine II Signed De Meys (Latin), painted en grisaille after the antique, within a contemporary gilt bronze frame Diameter of image: 4,5 cm. Ferdinand de Meys arrived in Russia in 1783 and left in 1805. He is the author of allegorical compositions about Catherine ...