Anne Alexandrine de Montchanin (1720-1756), verso: Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dee de Rencourt (1743-1784)
Maker and role
Unknown Artist
Production date
Circa 1770-1780
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Watercolor on ivory
Measurements
1 7/8 x 1 3/4" (4.8 x 4.4cm)
Description
This double portrait miniature which was owned by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours contains on one side a portrait of his first wife - Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dée de Rencourt and on the other side a portrait of his mother - Anne Alexandrine de Montchanin.
Object number
84.5.23
Currently on display?
Maker
Public comments
Is it possible that these images are of his 1st and second wives: 1) Nicole-Charlotte Marie-Louise le Dée de Rencourt and 2) Françoise Robin de Livet? They do not really look like an image of Pierre's mother and his mother would have been dead for decades when the images were captured.
- Jeff Moore posted 2 months ago.