Artist(s):

after GUÉRARD, Bernhard von (end 18th c.-1836)

sc. BOUCHER-DESNOYERS, Auguste-Gaspard-Louis (1779-1857)

Composed Title English:

Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria, Empress of France, Queen of Italy, Born 12 December 1791.

Inscribed Title:

MARIE LOUISE || Archiduchesse d'Autriche || Impératrice de France || Reine d'Italie. || Née le 12 Décembre 1791.

Inscription:

Peint en Miniature, à Vienne, par Guérard // Gravé à l'eau forte par Augte B. Desnoyers // Se trouve, à Paris chez l'Auteur, Rue du Coeur Volant, No 7

Description:

Bust portrait of Marie-Louise emerging from the clouds. Rays of light emanate around her. She wears a necklace and earrings, a circlet around her forehead and diadem. Proof before letters. Copy of Guérard's miniature portrait executed in Vienna before Marie-Louise left for France.

Original Work:

Marie-Louise.

by

Guérard, Bernhard von (end 18th c.-1836)

. Miniature

Subject Heading(s):

Marie-Louise, Arch-Duchess of Austria, Empress of the French (1791-1847)

Medium:

etching and stipple

Date:

[dep. 23 Mar 1810] [deV]

Publication Place:

Paris

Dimensions:

262 x 175 mm (not including mount) ; 262 x 204 mm (sheet)

Paper Type:

wove paper

Condition:

fine

Copy Specific:

mounted ; recto, in pencil, lower right: "4"; verso, in pencil, on mount : "Marie Louise. Desnoyers"

McGill Notes:

Pennington Catalogue p. *

Duplicates:

8° O XIII 011

Variants:

8° O XIII 009

Related Works:

GUÉRARD, Bernhard von (end 18th c.-1836); 'Marie-Louise.'

References:

DeVinck 8503.

LocNo:

8° O XIII 010