Miniature Portrait of Madame Roland Late 19th Century
Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 1837 VR: Item # 1411240
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A portrait miniature beautifully painted on organic material. The sitter, M. Roland, is an attractive woman with flowing black hair, a white fichu over a white dress decorated with blue flowers, A wide pink sash completes her attire. This piece was based on the full length portrait of M. Roland done by Jules-Adolphe Goupil, titled "Le dernier Jour de Madame Roland" and shown in the third photo.
The painting is in excellent condition with no flaws or restoration. The diameter is 2 11/16" sight size and 3 1/8" including the period frame.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Marie-Jeanne 'Manon' Roland de la Platière (Paris, March 17, 1754 – Paris, November 8, 1793), born Marie-Jeanne Phlipon, and best known under the name Madame Roland, was a French revolutionary, salonnière and writer. She married the economist Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière. She became interested in politics only when the French Revolution broke out in 1789. In 1791 the couple settled in Paris, where Madame Roland soon established herself as a leading figure within the political group the Girondins, one of the more moderate revolutionary factions.
The publicists Marat and Hébert conducted a smear campaign against Madame Roland as part of the power struggle between the Girondins and the more radical Jacobins and Montagnards. In June 1793, she was the first Girondin to be arrested during the Terror and was guillotined a few months later.
