RARE Antique c.1740s Louis XIV to XV Era Portrait Miniature, Oil on Copper Plaque, Long Wig papier mache snuff no nips nor cracks

no nips nor cracks

the green turtle (see box A)

I imagine that's where this one was first purchased

At height of fashion for her time

This is a remarkably little acid-etching of the original 1700s painting

RARE Antique c.1740s Louis XIV to XV Era Portrait Miniature, Oil on Copper Plaque, Long Wig papier mache snuff no nips nor cracksDignified and important gentleman in the era of French kings Louis XIV to XV when the long powdered wigs and gold embroidered top coats over ruffled cravat were the height of fashion for men, this incredible and important portrait miniature is a tiny oil painting on copper plaque, incredible detail in that 1 2" face (chin to hairline). Beautifully preserved under original cover glass and within original cover. 1740 70s composition frame with a leaf