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Louis-Henri de Fontenay (1800-after 1855) "Marianne of the Netherlands", important miniature, 1840s 2900 EUR
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Executed in the early 1840s by well-known Dutch miniaturist Louis de Fontenay, it is a portrait of Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810-1883), still (!) wife of Prince Albert of Prussia (CLICK HERE for her biography).
Louis-Henri de Fontenay was born in 1800 in Amsterdam into a French family. He studied at the Tekenschool van de Mij tot Nut van 't Algemeen under Louis Marie Autissiter and Jacob Smits. In 1822 he settled in Den Hague - then capital of the Netherlands - and between 1822 and 1827 worked there as a court artist. In 1828 he returned to Amsterdam. From 1850 de Fontenay lived in Paris, where he exhibited his miniatures at the Salon in 1850 and 1852. Works of this artist can be viewed in Museum of Amsterdam and other esteemed museum and private collections.
Provenance: antique shop in Antibes, Southern France
Condition: good
Creation Year: 1840s
Measurements: UNFRAMED:6,6x5,7cm/2,6x2,2in FRAMED: 12,9x11,4cm/5,1x4,5in
Object Type: Framed miniature
Style: Portrait miniatures
Technique: watercolor on ivory
Inscription: signed: L: de Fontenay
Creator: Louis-Henri de Fontenay
To see other works by this artist click on the name above!
Creator Dates: 1800 Amsterdam-after 1855
Nationality: French / Dutch
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