Description
François MEURET (Nantes 1800-Beaumont le Roger 1887)
Portrait of a young woman Watercolour and gouache on ivory, oval. Signed and dated centre right Meuret/1863. 9,8 x 7,8 cm François Meuret had a very long career as a miniaturist, since he started working in 1819. He is known as the painter of the celebrities of the Second Empire. A student of Louis François Aubry, he exhibited at the Salon between 1822 and 1852. From 1842, he was the official painter of Louis-Philippe, for whom he painted many family portraits, mostly after Winterhalter.
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François MEURET (Nantes 1800-Beaumont le Roger 1887)
