Artist/Maker
Fernand Paillet
(French, 1850 - 1918)
Depicted
Amelia Lewis LeRoy
(ca.1830 - 1913)
Mrs. Robert LeRoy (ca. 1830-1913)
1892
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (5.7 × 4.8 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
1905.135
Amelia Lewis was the daughter of W. D. Lewis of Philadelphia. She married Captain Robert Le Roy with whom she lived in Paris. Her obituary in The New York Times reported that she was "one of the oldest members" of the American colony there.
Markingssigned and dated: at left: Paillet/1892
Inscribed: on paper backing: Mrs. Robert LeRoy/Paillet/6 Bd de Clichy/Paris
ClassificationsMINIATURES
Collections
- Peter Marié's "Beauties of New York Society"
