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A young Boy
By Francois Ferriere circa 1805.
H 7.1cm x W 6cm H 3" x W 21⁄2"
Wearing a short brown coat, his right hand tucked inside his coat rests on a yellow and blue striped waistcoat, frilled white chemise
set in a gold frame
Provenance: Sotheby's, 20 January, 1979, lot 76, purchased by Wollett Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Cox, Christie's, 15 June, 1976, lot 86
Francois Ferriere was born in Geneva and studied in Paris. He moved to Britain in 1793, exhibiting miniatures in London until 1804, when he travelled to St Petersburg and Moscow. He came back to Britain in 1817, exhibiting his strongly characterised portrait miniatures at the Royal Academy and the British Institution. Five years later he returned to Geneva, where he lived for the rest of his life. A respected portraitist, Ferriere included a number of Scots amongst his clients.
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£ 1,700
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