Jean-Laurent MOSNIER (Paris, 1743 - Saint Petersburg, 1808) Portrait of a man wearing a blue satin suit lined with white, a lace ruffled shirt, a wig with hammers and catogan, leaning against the back of a chair Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, round form Signed and dated 'Mosnier / 1779' lower right Diameter: 6.6 cm CIC n° 2024/BE01904/CE Gilded metal frame with blue and silver silk back Portrait of a gentleman wearing a blue coat, watercolour and gum arabic on circular ivory, signed and dated, by J. - L. Mosnier D. 2.60 in. Provenance: Arthur Veil-Picard Collection (1854-1944) ; Sale Trésors de la Collection Veil-Picard; Paris, Christie's, 23 June 2010, no. 68 (sold for €49,000); Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium There are no other miniatures of men by Mosnier showing the model seated and depicted with both hands. Until now, only miniatures of men in bust form have been recorded (Pierrette Jean-Richard, Miniatures sur ivoire, Musée du Louvre. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1994, p. 263, nos 472 and 473). Our portrait allows Mosnier to display his talent for depicting silks and satins. As Leo R. Schidlof points out (La miniature en Europe, Graz, 1964, II, p. 591), "Mosnier was a brilliant miniaturist. He painted extensively and boldly in gouache, which he even used in part on the faces. In almost all the miniatures, we find shimmering silks, which he rendered perfectly". Jean-Laurent MOSNIER (Paris, 1743 - Saint Petersburg, 1808) There are no other miniatures of men by Mosnier showing the model seated and depicted with both hands. Until now, only miniatures of men in bust form have been recorded (Pierrette Jean-Richard, Miniatures sur ivoire, Musée du Louvre. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1994, p. 263, nos 472 and 473). Our portrait allows Mosnier to display his talent for depicting silks and satins. As Leo R. Schidlof points out (La miniature en Europe, Graz, 1964, II, p. 591), "Mosnier was a brilliant miniaturist. He painted extensively and boldly in gouache, which he even used in part on the faces. In almost all the miniatures, we find shimmering silks, which he rendered perfectly".