Peter Paillou
Portrait of a gentleman in a brown skirt
Gouache on ivory. Signed and dated on left edge "P. Paillou 1792". 5.2 x 4.0 cm. Original capsule frame in 14 ct red gold.
Peter Paillou, London, 1792.
Expert opinion
Marketing license for ivory available (DE-S-0495-23).
Provenance
Lempertz Cologne auction 571 on June 12, 179, lot 901.
Rhenish private collection.
Literature
On the artist, see Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Graz 1964, Vol. II, p. 607 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.
