A PAIR OF MINIATURES OF ARTISTS' STUDIOS, by Lebelle, Paris, circa 1810

one depicting a painter's atelier with the Pantheon visible beyond through a window, the other a sculptor's workshop, fixé sous verre, in ormolu frames decorated with roses, easel struts

Giuseppe Rossi, sold
Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1999, The Porcelain, Paintins, Silver and Decorative Arts From the Estate of the late Giuseppe Rossi, vol. IV, lot 910

minor imperfections at base of the "sculptor" scene, hard to tell if the paint has come off; the "painter" scene with craquelure, small spot of paint missing at 9 o'clock
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Lebelle was an artist active in Paris in the early 19th century specializing in topographical views of the city, working in the genre éludorique or fixé sous verre technique. His manner of signing has sometimes led to him being identified as 'Sebelle'. For a view of the Tuileries Gardens by Lebelle, formerly in the collection of D. David-Weill (no.428), see Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1986, lot 69. In the Sir John Soane Museum, London, there is a group of his works including straightforward topographical views and more fanciful parkscapes. Two of the latter, of larger scale than normal, are signed and respectively dated 1820 and 1825.