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Circular Snuffbox thought to portray Sophie Thullier
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Tortoise-shell box. The lid or cover is set with a miniature portrait formerly thought to depict the Marquise d'Orvilliers, but now thought to show Sophie Thuillier, by Marie-Gabrielle Capet. This portrait is set in a gold frame. This portrait is after a pastel by Capet now in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts d'Orleans. The miniature has been dated on the bases of the dress the sitter wears.
Provenance
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Acquired by Henry Walters (?), Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/4 x Diam: 3 5/8 in. (3.18 x 9.21 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.224