LOT DETAILS

Materials:

watercolor on ivory

Size Notes:

oval

Markings:

the reverse engraved 'Louise v. Dockum födt Bauditz. födt 23/9. 1809. död 30/11. 1878 Malet af Fr. Camradt. i Juni 1833.'

Condition:

gold frame

Literature:

T. H. Colding, Danish Miniaturists, Copenhagen, 1948, illustrated p. 31, fig. 27. T. H. Colding, 'Miniaturen', in L. E. Grandjean/A. Fabritius (ed.), Den lille portrætkunst i Danmark siden 1750, Copenhagen, 1949, p. 53, illustrated in colour pl. 22. T. H. Colding, Miniature- og Emaillemaleri i Danmark 1606-1850, Aalborg, 1991, I, p. 147 (praised as one of the artist's best works), illustrated in colour II, p. 209, fig. 418.

Provenance:

Holger Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen, in 1946. Auction Winkel & Magnussen, Copenhagen, 9 June 1947, lot 47 (340 Danish Crowns to Torben Holck Colding).