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A portrait of a boy in a blue coat by 
																	 Deshayes

Deshayes

( French, )

A portrait of a boy in a blue coat

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Materials:

Gouache on ivory in a later gilt metal frame

Measurements:

2.87 in. (7.30 cm.) (height) by 2.17 in. (5.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed and dated to the left edge "Deshayes 1820"

Literature:

Illus. and described in: Schidlof, Miniature in Europe, Graz 1964, vol. III, pl. 169 no. 316; vol. I, p. 201. Schidlof presents this miniature as proof of the existence of this artist, who he localises to England due to his use of gum arabic.

Provenance:

Purchased from K. Henninger-Tavcar art dealers, Pforzheim, 1981; Private collection, South Germany.

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