Antique French Portrait Miniature, Pencil Sketch, Drawing, Matron, Alph. GIROUX Frame Clodion bronze were fabulously well-received as Grand

were fabulously well-received as Grand Tour souvenirs

which was a fashion sported by those whose family or leaders met the guillotine in The Terror

some discoloration here and there

fitted to the interior of a grand sewing box

Antique French Portrait Miniature, Pencil Sketch, Drawing, Matron, Alph. GIROUX Frame Clodion bronze were fabulously well-received as GrandAlphonse GIROUX is a top name in 1800s' Paris, for fine frames, boxes, all manner of goods. Located at 7, rue du Coq, St. Honor, which even now is the row of shops of designers, top end goods in Paris. GIROUX was the same, and anything with that name was known at finest quality, extra merit. So it is with this matron's pencil portrait, likely done on commission through GIROUX. She counts as a portrait miniature, and I cannot read the French on back in