Lot 119: JOHN SMART JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1776-1809)

JOHN SMART JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1776-1809)
A young lady called Princess Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon (1757-1824), in black dress with white fichu and peaked collar, gem-set brooch, dark hair upswept beneath white scarf tied below chin
signed with initials and dated 'JS.J 1802' (lower right)
oval, 2 5/16 in. (59 mm.) high, gold frame, the reverse with glazed panel revealing opalescent plaque set with hair, gold wire and seed-pearls

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The traditional identification of the sitter is Princess Louise Adelaïde de Bourbon, however considering the apparent age of the present sitter, an alternative identification could be Princess Adélaïde d'Orléans (1777-1847). Portraits of her are illustrated in N. Garnier-Pelle et al., Portraits des maisons royales et impériales de France et d'Europe. Les miniatures du musée Condé à Chantilly, Paris, 2007, p. 134, no. 135.