Antique Watercolor Miniature Portrait, Mother and 2 children, Theodor Schloepke, Artist signed Borghese 2-page ivory note pad

2-page ivory note pad

and whether it was made later from earlier remnants of vestments

you can tell this is a high quality artisan's work

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Antique Watercolor Miniature Portrait, Mother and 2 children, Theodor Schloepke, Artist signed Borghese 2-page ivory note padA splendid portrait of a young family, mother and her 2 children, watercolor by listed artist and portraitist, Theodor Schloepke (1812 1878). A German, he worked in Paris from 1855 57 with artist Horace Vernet, and at the request of his patron, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. While his main interest was the then popular war and "orientalist" movement, lots of horses and action, he was also a superior portrait miniature artist. Best noted for his