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De Mons (French, active c.1780–1815), Portrait Miniature of Mme de Saint-Aubin - A finely executed French neoclassical portrait miniature depicting Mme de Saint-Aubin, painted in gouache and signed by De Mons. Presented in an ornate 19th-century gilt Rococo Revival frame, the work exemplifies the refined elegance of late 18th-century French miniature painting. Details Artist: De Mons (French, active c. 1780–1815) Title / Subject: Portrait Miniature of Mme de Saint-Aubin Date / Period: ca. 1790–1810 Medium: Gouache Image Dimensions: 6.6 × 9.5 cm Frame: Ornate 19th-century gilt Rococo Revival frame Overall Dimensions: 28 × 32 cm Signature: Signed lower left De Mons Inscriptions / Labels: Old handwritten label on reverse identifying the sitter as Mme de St Aubin Provenance: Private collection, Évenos, France Condition: Vertical age lines to the ivory; scattered surface abrasions and pigment losses, most notably in the bodice area. The frame is later with light wear. The image remains stable, legible, and visually appealing. THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF CANADA Catalogue Note De Mons was an accomplished French miniaturist active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, producing refined portrait miniatures for aristocratic and upper-bourgeois patrons during the transitional years between the Ancien Régime and the Napoleonic era. His works are distinguished by pale, harmonious palettes, soft facial modeling, warm contour lines, and discreet cursive signatures placed along the lower edge of the composition. The present miniature depicts Madame de Saint-Aubin seated before draped fabric, rendered with the delicate tonal transitions and composed neoclassical elegance characteristic of De Mons’s hand.