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Madame Robertjot-Lartigue: PD.190-1961

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Madame Robertjot-Lartigue

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Augustin, Jean Baptiste Jacques

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Notes

History note: J. Pierpont Morgan; his sale Christie's, 27 June 1935 (771), where bought by Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 79 mm
Width: 58 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: ? AD 1792 : This miniature was in the possession of Augustin at his death. In his notebook which covers the year 1792, Augustin records paintin a miniature of M. Robergeot-Lartigue [sic]. The next entry records three miniatures commissioned by Mme Robertjot-Lartigue. A side-note reads: 'Mme Lartigue me doit ces trois derniers, le cadre en or, la glace le tout - 100 Louis.' It is just possible that Augustin gave the sitter only a first sitting because she did not pay the 100 louis. If so this miniature is datable as above.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, with tip of the brush and grey on ivory

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.190-1961
Primary reference Number: 17586

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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