Antique miniature portraits of the Tormey-Holder Collection

 

 


European Portrait Miniatures: Nineteenth Century

Listed in chronological order by the date of each painting
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Young, Napoleonic Era Boy, Seated in a Wooded
Landscape and Holding the Portrait of a Young Girl,
Presumably His Deceased Sister

French
circa 1800
by Marie-Hélène Dubuc de Cacrel (died 1816, Paris, France)

3 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches (sight); frame measures 5 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt wooden frame

 

 

 

 

Miniature Portrait of a Napoleonic Era Gentman, Seated on a Chair and Affectionately Holding His Son on His Lap -- Artist Unknown

Napoleonic Era Gentleman, Seated on a Chair
and Affectionately Holding His Son on His Lap

Believed to be of Alsatian origins
circa 1810
Artist Unknown

2 1/8 x 2 3/16 inches (sight); frame measures 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt wooden frame

 

 

 

 

Portrait miniature of a young, Napoleonic era child with brown hair and eyes, wearing a sage green dress -- artist unknown

Young, Napoleonic Era Child with Brown Hair and
Eyes, Wearing a Sage Green Dress

French
Artist unknown
circa 1810
1 5/16 x 1 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor and gouache on ivory; housed in a gold brooch

 

 

 

 

Portrait miniature by Josef Bernhard Einsle depicting a Napoleonic Era German lady, seated on a chair with a calico cat on her lap and kniting materials on a table to her side

Napoleonic Era German Lady, Seated on a Chair
with a Calico Cat on Her Lap and Knitting Materials
on a Table to Her Side

German
dated May 1, 1812
by Josef Bernhard Einsle (1774-1829)
(signed obverse, right edge, "Einsle pinx: d: 1 Mai 1812")

2 9/16 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame

 

 

 

 

Miniature Portrait of an Elegantly Dressed Girl of the Bourbon Restoration Era -- artist unknown

Elegantly Dressed Girl of the
Bourbon Restoration Era

French
circa 1815
Artist unknown

2 1/4 inches diameter (sight)

 

 

 

 

Miniature Portrait of a Lady of the Bourbon Restoration Era Wearing a Brightly Colored Shawl -- artist unknown

Lady of the Bourbon Restoration Era
Wearing a Brightly Colored Shawl

French
circa 1815
Artist unknown

2 1/4 inches diameter (sight)

 

 

 

 

Portrait miniature by Angelo Vacca (the younger), depicting a young Italian noblewoman, likely of Piedmont-Sardinia

Young Italian Noblewoman, Likely of Piedmont-Sardinia
(a rare, signed miniature by Angelo Vacca the younger,
miniature painter to the court of King Victor Emmanuel I)

Italian
circa 1815-1820
by Angelo Vacca (the younger, 1783-1823)

(signed obverse, lower left edge, "Ange. Vacca")

2 3/8 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame or the cover of a decorative box

formerly a holding of the Frederick Cochran Collection
(Boston securities broker Frederick Boardman Cochran -- 1860-1916)

 

 

 

 

Portrait Miniature of an Young Italian Gentleman -- Artist Unknown

Young Italian Gentleman

Italian
circa 1815-1820
Artist Unknown

2 1/2 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame or the cover of a decorative box

formerly a holding of the Frederick Cochran Collection
(Boston securities broker Frederick Boardman Cochran -- 1860-1916)

 

 

 

 

Portrait miniature by Marie-Honoré Renaud depicting a handsome French gentleman of the Bourbon Restoration Era

Handsome French Gentleman of the
Bourbon Restoration Era

French
dated 1819
by Marie-Honoré Renaud (ca. 1797-after 1857)

2 5/8 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame

 

 

 

 

Miniature portrait by Georg Emanuel Opiz of an early nineteenth century girl holding her pet kitten

Early Nineteenth Century German Girl
Holding Her Pet Kitten

German
circa 1820
by Georg Emanuel Ortiz (1775-1841)
(signed obverse, lower right, "Opiz")

1 1/2 x 2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt copper surround that was
likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame or the cover of a decorative box

 

 

 

 

Miniature portrait of an Early Nineteenth Century Boy, Dressed in Blue and Depicted with His Beloved Toy Pony -- Artist Unknown

Early Nineteenth Century Boy, Dressed in Blue
and Depicted with His Beloved Toy Pony

Believed to be of German origins
circa 1830
Artist unknown

2 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt copper surround
that was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame

 

 

 

 

Nineteenth Century European Gentleman Depicted in Sleeping Attire -- artist unknown

Nineteenth Century European Gentleman
Depicted in Sleeping Attire

Continental European
circa 1840
Artist unknown

1 3/8 x 1 3/4 inches (sight)

 

 

 

 

Mid Nineteenth Century Boy, Appearing Ill, Lying on What is Likelly his Deathbed -- Artist Unknown

Mid Nineteenth Century Boy, Appearing Ill,
Lying on What is Likely His Deathbed

Likely French
circa 1840
Artist unknown

2 1/2 inches diameter (sight)

 

 

 

 

Portrait miniature by Marie de Chevarrier, depicting young girl of the Second French Empire with large, captivating eyes

Young Girl of the Second French Empire with
Large, Captivating Eyes

French
circa 1860
by Marie de Chevarrier (1834-1899)

1 7/16 x 1 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal pendant frame with mother of pearl to the reverse

 

 

 

 

Portrait miniature by Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten depicting an elegantly dressed Parisian lady of the late nineteenth century

Elegantly Dressed Parisian Lady
of the Late Nineteenth Century

French
dated 1893
by Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten (1853-1923)
[signed, lower right, "Jh. V. Driesten / 1893"]

3 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in an ornate ormolu (gilt bronze) frame

 

 

 

 

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