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RefNoP/0288
AltRefNoV/005
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Charles Bonnet
ArtistUnknown
Datec.1790
DescriptionPreviously identified as a portrait of Horace Bénédict de Saussure, this enamel portrait shows Charles Bonnet. Rectangular enamel portrait plaque painted with Bonnet wearing a wig and mauve dressing gown, seated in a library reading. After a painting by Jens Juel (1745-1802).
ObjectNamePainting
Materialsenamel
NotesSigned illegibly, the reverse inscribed 'H. de Saussure/...Genvois/par...Georges/189...910'
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6463Bonnet; Charles (1720 - 1793)1720 - 1793
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