Classicism Portrait Medaillon, ca. 1800 vintage_clothes well-to-do Parisians have been able

well-to-do Parisians have been able to spend pleasant afternoons selecting various luxury items and elegant designer fashions

which is also edged with chenille and lends the dress a delicate playfulness

Made in the familiar pentagonal format

with expansive surfaces and minimal excess trim

creating a clean

Classicism Portrait Medaillon, ca. 1800 vintage_clothes well-to-do Parisians have been ableA young man with blond hair, a white tie and a black frock coat. In the background the sky shines blue. White clouds are passing by. This classicism medallion presents this young man in skillful miniature painting, safely kept behind glass. A braid of hair and a tuft of hair are inset on the back of the piece, also behind glass. Engraved mother of pearl shimmers through. Apparently this is a romantic gift of classicism, easily datable to the years