FRENCH SCHOOL Second half of the 18th century. Portrait of Marc François de Quatremère (circa 1770), wearing a short powdered wig, mauve jacket and lace jabot. Oval miniature. Gilded and chased metal border (3.8 x L. 3.3 cm). Reverse closed by a strip of tinted paper on which an old label is glued. Printed La palette d'Or, rue de l'Arbre sec, Rey Md de couleurs A Paris, and old penciled indications of the model's identity. Natural and stained wood frame (small accidents, missing parts and scratches) (9 x 8 cm).