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UNSIGNED (XVIII). Miniature portrait of a noblewoman. Approx. 12 cm x 10 cm / approx. 10.5 cm x 8.5 cm (image area). Approx. 15.5 cm x 14 cm with frame. Exquisite miniature painting. Oil on wood. Portrait of a noblewoman with her powdered hair pinned up, wearing a blue dress, in an oval frame. On the reverse, a handwritten inscription—partly illegible—attributes the work as follows: “My great-grandmother Christiane Graper de Failly, née Cajar, died 1832, married to Gustav Wilh. Graper de Failly (1777–1832)…” Craquelure. Frame has minimal dents. See photos for condition.
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