Miniature painting: The Siege of Yorktown
Date1785
Artist
Louis-Nicholas Van Blarenberghe (1716-1794)
After work by
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
1753 - 1815
After work by
Charles-Louis Berthier
1759 - 1783
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumGouache on paper; gilt-metal frame
DimensionsFramed: 3 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2003-8,1
DescriptionThese meticulously rendered watercolors depict the Siege and Surrender of Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War. Based on drawings by Alexandre and César Berthier, eye-witnesses to the battles and draftsmen under Rochambeau, each miniature measures only 3 1/8 inches in diameter and illustrates over 300 individual figures.Inscription(s)Signed and dated: "van Blarenberghe 1785" on lower left of card.ProvenanceS.J. Phillips, Ltd., London, 1973Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann
Christie's London, April 2002, Sale, 6674, Lot. 752
Private Collector (sold to CWF via Robert Hunter)
1781
ca. 1760
Albertus Seba (1665-1736)
1734 to 1765