DOMENICO BOSSI (1765-1853) Miniature portrait of Alexander I, Emperor of Russia (1777-1825) in general's black uniform with ribbon and star of the Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called

Lot 148

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signed and dated 'D. Bossi pinxit 1807' (lower left) gouache, watercolour on bone gold and enamel frame 6.5 x 5 cm executed in 1807 PROVENANCE: Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (1753-1815), then by descent Sotheby's Paris, 'Une famille et Napoléon, Collections du Maréchal Berthier, Prince de Wagram', 29.04.2014, Lot 259 Private collection

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