{"product_id":"antique-grand-tour-pair-of-mythological-miniature-paintings","title":"Antique Grand Tour Pair of Mythological Miniature Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique Grand Tour Pair of Mythological Miniature Paintings\u003cbr\u003eLe Satyre refusé \u0026amp; Jupiter in the Guise of Diana and the Nymph Callisto\u003cbr\u003e18th \/ 19th Century\u003cbr\u003eA rare surviving pair of antique hand-painted Grand Tour miniatures, each depicting a celebrated 18th-century French mythological composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first, Le Satyre refusé (The Rejected Satyr), is after Jacques-Philippe Caresme, with a tiny inscription within the painting appearing to reference Gilles Demarteau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts companion is after François Boucher’s 1759 Jupiter in the Guise of Diana and the Nymph Callisto - a Rococo story of disguise, deception and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are beautifully and delicately painted, with remarkably fine brushwork throughout the figures, faces and drapery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach is hand-painted on a thin natural panel, catalogued by the auction house as bone, and set within a matching engraved natural-material frame accented with mother-of-pearl \/ nacre. Both retain their decorative hanging rings and aged textile tassels.\u003cbr\u003eEspecially wonderful as a matched Grand Tour pair still surviving together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18th \/ 19th century\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 5.25” H × 6” W each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Age-related wear, small losses and old repairs to the frames consistent with age. Please review all photographs for condition and details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone and Story Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46517732573370,"sku":null,"price":690.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/7879\/4426\/files\/ED9EE601-E577-4546-82FF-7876A260C28D.png?v=1788233524","url":"https:\/\/stoneandstoryshop.com\/products\/antique-grand-tour-pair-of-mythological-miniature-paintings","provider":"Stone and Story Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}