Marie-Gabrielle CAPET (Lyon, 1761 - Paris, 1818) Portrait of a woman in a white dress, draped in a blue shawl in a landscape of trees (formerly known as Mlle Clairon) Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, round form Signed 'm. g. Capet / an. 8' lower right Diameter: 7.3 cm CIC n° 2024/BE01813/CE Gold mounting on black horn (cracked and worn) Portrait of a lady wearing a white dress, watercolour and gum arabic on circular ivory, signed, by M.-G. Capet D.: 2.87 in. Provenance: Collection of Arnaud Desfriches, Count Doria (1890-1977), after 1934; By descent to his son Renaud Desfriches, Count Doria (circa 1920-2012); Anonymous sale; Senlis, Mes Le Coënt & de Beaulieu, 10 November 2013, no. 65 (sold for €6,400) ; Galerie Talabardon et Gautier, Paris, in 2013; Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Exhibitions: Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761-1818) Une virtuose de la miniature, Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 2014, p.81, n° 26bis (Past colours) Marie-Gabrielle CAPET (Lyon, 1761 - Paris, 1818)