Very fine portrait minature on ivory depicts a young beautiful lady in brown dress and colorful scarp. According to the dress and hairstyle of the lady it was executed ca. in the end of 1820s, early 1830s and due to the style have very close similarities to be attributed to well-known French miniaturist Ferdinand Machera (1776 Dole - 1843 Lyon). He began his studies under Anatole Devosge in Dijon. According to Audin´s "Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers d´Art du Lyonnais", he continued his studies in Paris in the studio of Jean-Baptiste Isabey. "Les petites Affiches de Lyon", in its issue of May 19th 1806, announced Machera´s comeback to Lyon, where he remained until his death. In Lyon, he participated in art exhibitions from 1826 to 1840, showing portraits in pastel and watercolor, and also miniatures. His works can be viewed in Museum of Lyon, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in Museum of Celle in Germany (Collection Tansey), e.t.c.

Literature: in German: Leo Schidlof " Die Bildnisminiatur in Frankreich im XVII, XVIII und XIX Jahrhundert"; Ernst Lemberger , monography "Meisterminiaturen aus fünf Jahrhunderten", Leipzig, 1911; artist lexicon by Thieme/Becker, Leipzig,1999; in French: N.Lemoine-Bouchard "Les peintres en miniature, actifs en France 1650-1850", Paris,2008.

Inscription: unsigned.

Technique: gouache on ivory. original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 1 7/8" x h 2 1/4" (4,8 x 5,7 cm), framed w 4 3/4" x h 5 1/2" (12 x 14 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.