Louise-Marie of France (1737–1787), known as Madame Louise, daughter of Louis XV, in a court dress and holding a basket of flowers
commissioned by Louis XV in 1747; Former Crown collection
original by Jean-Marc Nattier, in Versailles Palace, signed: Nattier pinxit 1748

no backside information.

painting: waterbased on an ivory chip
not signed
carefully detailed, with arcadic background, face somewhat "flat"
preservation of portrait: excellent
frame: ivory chips with an inlay of nacre,
decorated ring and triangular suspension copper eyelet
frame in rather poor state, cracked ivory, curling upwards
some ivory missing at the lower left part of the thick side of the frame
and some nacre missing at the lower front side
internal dimension ring: vertical 46 mm.
thicknes frame: 9 mm
vertical dimension frame: 96 mm
not signed




stock number 282