Pierre Mignard-Circle «Portrait of a young nobleman», oil miniature
Creator: Pierre Mignard – Circle. MALE PORTRAIT. Style: Portrait miniatures. Creation Year: 2nd half of 17th Century.
Nicolas de Largilliere-Circle «Portrait of an aristocrat», oil on copper, ca1700
This, high quality miniature portrait of a still anonymous, wigged aristocrat demonstrates all stylistic criteria of works of leading French portraitist of the turn of 18th century, Nicolas de Largilliere.
De L’Hote «French Freemason and Politician Gabriel-Barthelémy de Magneval», 1801
We were unable to locate any information concerning his life during the years of French Revolution, Directory, or Napoleonic Epoch. It appears that he had left Lyon already in the 1790s (see our image).