Portrait of a man, miniature on ivory from the last period of 18th century

French Revolution Directoire Period, french school

Portrait of a man, miniature on ivory from the last period of 18th century

Diameter of painting : 5,7 cm

Fine epoch frame in gilt bronze, diameter : 7,5 cm

Fine miniature on ivory representing a superb portrait from the end of 18th century of a french man with magnificent green eyes and a hairstyle called in french « à la Titus ». 

This kind of hairstyle inspired by Titus roman emperor began in 1792 from a Talma representation at theater and was fashionable during french Revolution and Directoire period until 1st Empire.