Daniel SAINT (Saint-Lô, 1778 - 1847) Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837) leaning on her knee, in front of a forest landscape Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, oval form Signed 'Saint' on the right CIC n° 2024/BE01801/CE Rectangular frame in vermeil Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837) leaning on her knee, in front of a forest landscape, watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, signed, by D. Saint 2.48 x 1.96 in. 6.3 x 5.0 cm Provenance: Sale after the death of M. Félix Raimbeaux (1868-1936), son of Firmin Raimbeaux (1834-1916), equerry to Emperor Napoleon III, Paris, Maître Henri Baudoin, 21-22-23 October 1936, no. 78 (sold for 2,700 frs.) ; Gabriel Cognacq Collection, his sale at Drouot, Paris, 11 - 13 June 1952, no. 179; Guy Ledoux-Lebard Collection, Paris; Anonymous sale; Fontainebleau, Osenat, 5 July 2009, no. 250 (sold for €22,000); Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Bibliography: La Gazette Drouot, n°38, 6 November 2009, p. 212 (Mushroom at bottom left) Daniel SAINT (Saint-Lô, 1778 - 1847) 6.3 x 5.0 cm