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A precious and elegant antique miniature (19th century) made with mixed technique on silk (stipple engraving / refined and hand-watercolored with very fine details).

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The work depicts the famous historical-anecdotal episode of King Henry IV of France caught playing with his children on a hobby horse by Queen Marie de' Medici and the Spanish ambassador. The composition echoes the famous Troubadour-style masterpiece painted in 1817 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

Pregevole ed elegante miniatura d'epoca (XIX secolo) realizzata con tecnica mista su seta (incisione a punteggiato/ rifinita ed acquerellata a mano con dettagli finissimi).

Soggetto:
L'opera raffigura il celebre episodio storico-aneddotico di re Enrico IV di Francia sorpreso a giocare a cavalluccio con i figli dalla regina Maria de' Medici e dall'ambasciatore di Spagna. La composizione riprende il celebre capolavoro di stile Troubadour dipinto nel 1817 da Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

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Scuola europea (XIX), D'après J.A.D. Ingres - Scena storica di Enrico IV con la famiglia

Gouache, Watercolour painting - Not signed

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This unsigned 19th-century European miniature, titled “Scena storica di Enrico IV con la famiglia”, is attributed to the European School after J.A.D. Ingres, uses gouache and watercolour, and is sold framed.

Scuola europea (XIX), D'après J.A.D. Ingres - Scena storica di Enrico IV con la famiglia

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This unsigned 19th-century European miniature, titled “Scena storica di Enrico IV con la famiglia”, is attributed to the European School after J.A.D. Ingres, uses gouache and watercolour, and is sold framed.

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