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Charles-Henri AUGUSTIN (Dijon, 1779 - Paris, 1819)
Portrait of Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold (1791-1833)
Watercolor and oval gouache, signed and dated center left: Augustin 1815
4.8 x 4.4 cm
Provenance: Hérold sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1931. Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, March 12, 1945. Anonymous sale, Paris, 1973, n°52.
Bibliography: B. Pappe, Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Augustin 1759-1832, a new excellence in the art of miniature portraiture, Verona 2015, n°893, reproduced p. 330 (as Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Augustin)
We thank Mr Bernard Pappe who was kind enough to confirm this miniature.
Frame dimensions: 10.2 cm x 8.4 cm
Ref: O1BK5CN44V