Sujet

Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. Creator: Francois Dumont.

Légende

Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. In this circular miniature, Mlle de Montbrizon looks up from her desk with a letter in her hand. Polite and expressive letter writing was a highly prized social accomplishment in 18th-century France. In Paris, the French capital, notes and letters crisscrossed the city; by the mid-century, there were up to nine deliveries of mail each day. Although the sitter in this miniature is shown with a quill and elegant writing furniture, we can tell from the way in which it is folded and addressed that she has received rather than written the letter she holds.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23B16_400

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,2Mo (1,8Mo) / 35,3cm x 42,0cm / 4175 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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