Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie Antoinette

Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu: This box was created through the collaboration of two skilled and well-known…

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In Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie Antoinette, start with classical, portrait, figurative. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: The portrait of Marie Antoinette on the box's lid is painted in Dumont’s own style while those on the sides and bottom of the box take inspiration from the work of painter François…

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This box was created through the collaboration of two skilled and well-known artisans of the period, master goldsmith Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu and celebrated miniature painter François Dumont. The portrait of Marie Antoinette on the box's lid is painted in Dumont’s own style while those on the sides and bottom of the box take inspiration from the work of painter François Boucher, known for his pastoral scenes in the Rococo style.