Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825)
E. Melocchi
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1920 - 1940
Materials
Gilt, Glass, Paint, Paper
Measurements
90 mm (H)70 mm (D)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651120
Summary
Portrait miniature, Paolina Bonaparte, Principessa Paolina Borghese (1780-1825) by E. Melocchi. Oval. portrait. Lady in gown. Colour paint. Oval gilt frame. Glazed. Uffizi original, Paolina Bonaparte Borghese after Saloman-Guillaume Counis (1785-1859).
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
signed ; on painting ; E. Melocchi ; ;
Makers and roles
E. Melocchi, artist after Salomon-Guillaume Counis (1785 - 1859), artist