Christian Richter

Portrait of a courtly lady with mask Gouache on ivory. Half-length portrait facing right in front of a suggested landscape. Monogrammed "CR" in ligature at left margin. Short vertical tear lower center. 10.9 x 8.5 cm. Louis XVI frame in gilt bronze. Christian Richter, London, first quarter 18th century. Born in Stockholm around 1678 as the son of a silversmith, Christian Richter worked in Berlin, Dresden and, from 1704 at the latest, permanently in London. He specialized in miniatures in various techniques, both gouache on ivory and enamel on copper. His works can be found today in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, among others. Expert opinion Marketing license for ivory is available (DE-S-0505-23). Provenance Christie's Geneva auction 1125 on November 17, 1992, lot 490. Rhenish private collection. Literature For the artist see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, Vol. II, p. 675 f. This object was produced using materials for which a CITES permit is required for export to countries outside the EU. We would like to point out that a permit is not usually issued.