Portrait miniature of a lady by
Jean Baptiste Joseph Le Tellier,
circa 1815.

Set in the original gold mount with added gilt metal back. 2 13/16 inches (7.1 cm) in diameter.

Jean Baptiste Joseph Le Tellier (1759 - after 1812) worked in Paris as both a miniaturist and enamelist, exhibiting at the Salon de Paris. He served as "Peintre des Menus-Plaisirs" to Marie Antoinette. Examples of Le Tellier's work may be seen in the Louvre and the National Museum of Stockholm.

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