Tag Archives: Miniatures

Autoportrait Day 17~ Bess Norriss Tait

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Watercolor and miniature painter Bess Norriss Tait (1878-1939)

1. Self Portrait, 1909 / watercolor and bodycolor / National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia

2. Probable self portrait, c.1900-1910 / watercolor / National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

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Born December 6~ Lucia Fairchild Fuller

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Lucia Fairchild Fuller (December 6, 1870-May 21, 1924) was an American painter and member of the New Hampshire Cornish Art Colony. She was a founding member and treasurer of the American Society of Miniature Painters.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_Fairchild_Fuller

Clara B. Fuller by Lucia Fairchild Fuller
1898 / Watercolor on ivory / 4-1/2″x2-13/16″ / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Lucia Fairchild Fuller on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lucia-fairchild-fuller/

Further reading:
http://americancenturies.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=194
https://arthur.io/art/lucia-fairchild-fuller/women-of-plymouth
https://asllinea.org/lucia-fairchild-fuller/

Born October 16~ Anna Waser

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Anna Waser (October 16, 1678-September 20, 1714) was a Swiss miniature painter, draftsman, etcher, and calligrapher. She received her first drawing and painting lessons at the age of 12. Almost all of Waser’s work has been lost.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Waser

Portrait of Mr. Sulzer from Winterthur by Anna Waser
ND / 4-1/3″x3-1/10″ / Watercolor on parchment / Private collection

Anna Waser on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/anna-waser/

Further reading:
https://www.sikart.ch/KuenstlerInnen.aspx?id=4022965 (in German)
http://womenintheactofpainting.blogspot.com/2013/06/child-prodigy.html
“Anna Waser Swiss painter”, Google translation: https://bit.ly/3AKIvcn
“The tragic life of the first Swiss painter”, Google translation: https://bit.ly/3DIPKDy

 

Born July 11~ Alexandrina Robertson Harris

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Alexandrina Robertson Harris (July 11, 1886–February 1978) was a Scottish-born American painter of portrait miniatures.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrina_Robertson_Harris

Jacqueline Cochran by Alexandrina Robertson Harris
c.1950 / Watercolor on ivory / 3-1⁄2″x2-3⁄4″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Alexandrina Robertson Harris on Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

More links:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/alexandrina-robertson-harris-2084
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/92531
http://fineartdatabase.org/alexandrina-robertson-harris-1886-1978/

Born April 11~ Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (April 11, 1749-April 24, 1803) was a French painter who was a master at miniatures, pastels, and portraiture.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde_Labille-Guiard

Louise-Elisabeth of France, Duchess of Parma by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1788 / Oil on canvas / 107″x63″ / Palace of Versailles, France

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ad%C3%A9la%C3%AFde-labille-guiard/

Further reading:
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/adelaide-labille-guiard/
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/lagui/hd_lagui.htm
https://harvardmagazine.com/2009/09/adelaide-labille-guiard

Born January 15~ Marie Victoire Jaquotot

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Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (January 15, 1772-April 27, 1855) was a 19th-century French painter.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Victoire_Jaquotot

Casket for Louis XVIII’s snuffbox also contained painted miniatures to be fitted successively into the lid of the snuffbox. They were painted by Marie-Victoire Jaquotot. Details, description here:
https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/casket-louis-xviiis-snuffbox

Marie Victoire Jaquotot on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-victoire-jaquotot/

Further reading:
https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/
Marie Victoire Jaquotot
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/old-master-paintings-n08952/lot.287.html

October 3, 1648~ French poet, musician, academic, & artist Élisabeth Sophie Chéron is born

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Likely Self Portrait by Élisabeth-Sophie Chéron

17th century / Oil on canvas / 17.5”x15.7” / Musée Condé, Chantilly, France

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August 10, 1793~ Musée du Louvre opens in Paris

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October, from Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
by the Limbourg Brothers

c.1412-1416 / Illuminated manuscript on vellum parchment / 8 4/5”x5 1/3”
Musée Condé, Chantilly, France /The first Louvre castle is in the background

First royal “Castle of the Louvre” commissioned by Philip II of France
1190 / Fortress against Viking attacks / Torn down early 16th century

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