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FRANCOIS DUMONT. Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. Creator: Francois Dumont.

FRANCOIS DUMONT. Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. In this circular miniature, Mlle de Montbrizon looks up from her desk with a letter in her hand. Polite and expressive letter writing was a highly prized social accomplishment in 18th-century France. In Paris, the French capital, notes and letters crisscrossed the city; by the mid-century, there were up to nine deliveries of mail each day. Although the sitter in this miniature is shown with a quill and elegant writing furniture, we can tell from the way in which it is folded and addressed that she has received rather than written the letter she holds.

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Author:

FRANCOIS DUMONT (1751-1831)

Title:

Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. Creator: Francois Dumont.

Caption:

Mademoiselle de Montbrizon, 1795. In this circular miniature, Mlle de Montbrizon looks up from her desk with a letter in her hand. Polite and expressive letter writing was a highly prized social accomplishment in 18th-century France. In Paris, the French capital, notes and letters crisscrossed the city; by the mid-century, there were up to nine deliveries of mail each day. Although the sitter in this miniature is shown with a quill and elegant writing furniture, we can tell from the way in which it is folded and addressed that she has received rather than written the letter she holds.

Personalities:

FRANCOIS DUMONT

Credit:

Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

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Image size:

4175 x 4960 px | 59.2 MB

Print size:

35.3 x 42.0 cm | 13.9 x 16.5 in (300 dpi)

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