Portrait Of A Young Woman Carrying An Indian Dress, Hyacinthe Lemaire, 1817

Portrait of a young woman wearing an Indian dress”, signed Hyacinthe L., 1817. Hyacinthe LEMAIRE. This is probably the only known painting by this artist, born in 1795, known primarily as a miniature portraitist. Bears on the back of the frame an old sales label “L..Re école de Ro…n°122. (Nathalie Lemoine-Bouchard, miniature painters active in France, 1650-1850, 2008 les éditions de l’amateur) Beautiful original palmette frame. 102 cm x85 cm  approx. Relined canvas.