Snuffbox with portrait of a member of the French royal family, probably a daughter of Louis XV

Joseph Etienne Blerzy, 1783–84

Artist

Joseph Etienne Blerzy (French, active 1750–1806)

Date

1783–84

Medium

Gold, enamel, gouache on cloth, glass

Size

Box: 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (3 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm); Miniature (oval): 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 cm)

Type

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed