PORTRAIT OF MADAME SERIZIAT

Creator(s): Unknown (Miniaturist) , Jacque-Louis David (After)

On view in: First Floor Library

About this object

Miniature of a young woman, based on David's portrait of Madame Seriziat. She is seated 3/4 length turned to the right and facing forward. She sits in a landscape with a cloudy sky and a stand of trees to the left. She is sitting on a bench covered with a red cloth, holding a bunch of flowers in right hand. Her left hand lies in her lap. She is wearing a pale yellow straw hat with a turquoise band and a bow tied under her chin. There are leaves stuck into the band of the hat. Her white dress has long sleeves and a turquoise sash. It is pleated and has a high collar. Her hair is curly and cascades over her shoulders. The frame is ivory and is carved with grotesque masks at the top and bottom with bold ribbon-like scrolls carved in high relief around them.

Object name:

PORTRAIT OF MADAME SERIZIAT

Made from:

Ivory -- oil on wood

Made in:

England

Date made:

19th c.

Size:

14 × 11.7 cm (5 1/2 × 4 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

53.54

Class:

MINIATURE

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE lower right: David

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973