Marquis James Grandet de la Villette -? "Newly-wed wife as a kitten", watercolor, ca. 1835
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Marquis James Grandet de la Villette -? "Newly-wed wife as a kitten", watercolor, ca. 1835
A beloved woman in the form of a kitten - such a funny portrait (we are strongly convinced) could have been made only by a loving spouse (and probably in the days of the honeymoon!). Depicted as a kitten is 23-year-old Stephanie Champion de Nansouty (cousin niece of the famous Napoleonic general Nansouty), who was married on February 17, 1835 (sic! her hairstyle corresponds exactly to the fashion of the time) to Marquis James Grandet de la Villette, captain of the French Royal Infantry. He could be (as we suppose) an excellent amateur artist. Stephanie died childless on August 2nd, 1849 at the age of only 37.
Provenance: estate of the sitter's descendants, Auxerre France
Condition:good
Creation Year: ca 1835
Measurements: UNFRAMED: 28.0cm x 20.0cm / 11.0" x 7.9" inches
FRAMED: 30.0cm x 22.0cm x .1.5cm / 11.8" x 8.7" inches
Object Type: Framed watercolor
Technique: watercolor on paper
Inscription: titled on verso
Keywords:
FEMALE PORTRAIT; YOUNG WOMAN; CAT; KITTY; KITTEN; BIEDERMEIER; ROMANTIC; CARICATURE; FRENCH
A beloved woman in the form of a kitten - such a funny portrait (we are strongly convinced) could have been made only by a loving spouse (and probably in the days of the honeymoon!). Depicted as a kitten is 23-year-old Stephanie Champion de Nansouty (cousin niece of the famous Napoleonic general Nansouty), who was married on February 17, 1835 (sic! her hairstyle corresponds exactly to the fashion of the time) to Marquis James Grandet de la Villette, captain of the French Royal Infantry. He could be (as we suppose) an excellent amateur artist. Stephanie died childless on August 2nd, 1849 at the age of only 37.
Provenance: estate of the sitter's descendants, Auxerre France
Condition:good
Creation Year: ca 1835
Measurements: UNFRAMED: 28.0cm x 20.0cm / 11.0" x 7.9" inches
FRAMED: 30.0cm x 22.0cm x .1.5cm / 11.8" x 8.7" inches
Object Type: Framed watercolor
Technique: watercolor on paper
Inscription: titled on verso
Keywords:
FEMALE PORTRAIT; YOUNG WOMAN; CAT; KITTY; KITTEN; BIEDERMEIER; ROMANTIC; CARICATURE; FRENCH
Condition
good
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Marquis James Grandet de la Villette -? "Newly-wed wife as a kitten", watercolor, ca. 1835
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