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Desiree Clary

(Italian, 1753–1818)
about 1795
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor on ivory
Dimensions4.9 x 4 cm (1 9/10 x 1 3/5 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Berger Collection Educational Trust
Accession number2020.344
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMiniatures
Collections
InscriptionsOn plate: Désirée Clary Reine de Suede Jeune Fille
ProvenanceApril 15, 1997, anonymous (“Various Properties”) sale, Christie’s, London, lot 155 (with Mrs. Etienne Clary), sold to William M. B. Berger (b. 1925 – d. 1999) and Bernadette Joan Johnson Berger (b. 1940 – d. 2015); 1999, incorporated into the Berger Collection Educational Trust, Denver; 2020, gift of the Berger Collection Educational Trust to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 25, 2020)
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about 1785
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about 1790