École FRANÇAISE du début du XVIIIe siècle
Portrait of a woman as Psyche.
Oval miniature in graphite on paper, unsigned, representing a young woman in bust, almost in front, dressed probably as Psyche with the dagger to kill Eros.
In its oval frame in spotted tortoise shell.
Handwritten label on the back: "Marie Joséphine Laguerre / famous singer - Paris, 1755-1783" (sic) and various collector's labels.
H : 9 - W : 7 cm
Frame : H : 12 - W : 10 cm